Georg Friedrich Sartorius
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Georg Friedrich Sartorius after 1827 Freiherr von Waltershausen (25 August 1765 Kassel
- 24 August 1828 Göttingen
) was a German research historian, economist and professor at Göttingen University.
Sartorius was born in Kassel
, where he attended gymnasium
. Then he studied theology
and also orientalism
(read by Michaeli
) in Göttingen. Later he changed to history and started working at the Library
there.
He was appointed as professor in history in 1802.
His major work was his monograph Geschichte des Hanseatischen Bundes. (engl.: History of the Hanseatic League.) published in three volumes 1802-1808. His research on this topic was the first modern work on the Hanseatic League
. A second edition prepared by him was published post mortem in 1830. He is also known as translator and popularizer of Adam Smith
's Wealth of Nations. As an economist he gave lectures on taxation.
Goethe was Godparent
of his second son, the geologist Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen
.
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
- 24 August 1828 Göttingen
Göttingen
Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
) was a German research historian, economist and professor at Göttingen University.
Sartorius was born in Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
, where he attended gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
. Then he studied theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
and also orientalism
Orientalism
Orientalism is a term used for the imitation or depiction of aspects of Eastern cultures in the West by writers, designers and artists, as well as having other meanings...
(read by Michaeli
Johann David Michaelis
Johann David Michaelis , a famous and eloquent German biblical scholar and teacher, was a member of a family which had the chief part in maintaining that solid discipline in Hebrew and the cognate languages which distinguished the University of Halle in the period of Pietism.-Life and work:J. D...
) in Göttingen. Later he changed to history and started working at the Library
Göttingen State and University Library
The Göttingen State and University Library is the library for Göttingen University as well as the central library for the German State of Lower Saxony , and the library for the Göttingen Academy of Sciences...
there.
He was appointed as professor in history in 1802.
His major work was his monograph Geschichte des Hanseatischen Bundes. (engl.: History of the Hanseatic League.) published in three volumes 1802-1808. His research on this topic was the first modern work on the Hanseatic League
Hanseatic League
The Hanseatic League was an economic alliance of trading cities and their merchant guilds that dominated trade along the coast of Northern Europe...
. A second edition prepared by him was published post mortem in 1830. He is also known as translator and popularizer of Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...
's Wealth of Nations. As an economist he gave lectures on taxation.
Goethe was Godparent
Godparent
A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's baptism. A male godparent is a godfather, and a female godparent is a godmother...
of his second son, the geologist Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen
Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen
Wolfgang Sartorius Freiherr von Waltershausen was a German geologist.-Life and work:Waltershausen was born at Göttingen and educated at the university in that city. There he devoted his attention to physical and natural science, and in particular to mineralogy...
.