Gustav Hertzberg
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Gustav Friedrich Hertzberg (19 January 1826, Halle
- 16 November 1907, Halle), was a German historian
and publicist
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. In the fall of 1844 he earned a degree in classics and related topics from the University of Leipzig
. In 1851 he earned his Habiliation from the University of Halle-Wittenberg in ancient history. Among his professor there had been Gottfried Bern Hardy and Heinrich Leo
. In 1854 he joined a Masonic Lodge
. He was a member of the National Liberal Party
. By the late 1850s he was working in Berlin.
On his death Hertzberg was survived by his second wife, Auguste Ziebarth, who he married in 1862. His first wife, Rosalie Carpenter, died in 1859 in child-birth.
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Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
- 16 November 1907, Halle), was a German historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and publicist
Publicist
A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, a business, or for a work such as a book, film or album...
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Life
Gustav Friedrich Hertzberg was the eldest son Gustav Ludwig Hertzberg and his wife, the former Friederike Bucholz. He studied theology at the University of Halle-WittenbergUniversity of Halle-Wittenberg
The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg , also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg within Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
. In the fall of 1844 he earned a degree in classics and related topics from the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
. In 1851 he earned his Habiliation from the University of Halle-Wittenberg in ancient history. Among his professor there had been Gottfried Bern Hardy and Heinrich Leo
Heinrich Leo
Heinrich Leo was a Prussian historian born in Rudolstadt, his father being chaplain to the garrison there....
. In 1854 he joined a Masonic Lodge
Masonic Lodge
This article is about the Masonic term for a membership group. For buildings named Masonic Lodge, see Masonic Lodge A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge, is the basic organisation of Freemasonry...
. He was a member of the National Liberal Party
National Liberal Party
National Liberal Party may mean:Active parties:*National Liberal Party *National Liberal Party *National Liberal Party *National Liberal Party *National Liberal Party **National Liberal Youth...
. By the late 1850s he was working in Berlin.
On his death Hertzberg was survived by his second wife, Auguste Ziebarth, who he married in 1862. His first wife, Rosalie Carpenter, died in 1859 in child-birth.
literary activity
Hertzberg wrote primarily on the history of Ancient Greece and the Byzantine EmpireByzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
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