Karl Hopf
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Karl Hopf was historian
and expert in Medieval Greece
, both Byzantine
and Frankish.
Hopf has graduated on University of Bonn
, where he got his Ph.D. in the medieval history of Greece. He was professor and librarian on University of Greifswald and University of Königsberg
. He frequently visited Italian and Greek medieval archives finding sources for his works.
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 expert in Medieval Greece
Medieval Greece
Greece during the Middle Ages:*Byzantine Greece *Northern Greece under the First Bulgarian Empire *various High Medieval Crusader states :**Latin Empire**Kingdom of Thessalonica**Duchy of Athens...
, both Byzantine
Byzantine 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...
and Frankish.
Hopf has graduated on University of Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
, where he got his Ph.D. in the medieval history of Greece. He was professor and librarian on University of Greifswald and University of Königsberg
University of Königsberg
The University of Königsberg was the university of Königsberg in East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as second Protestant academy by Duke Albert of Prussia, and was commonly known as the Albertina....
. He frequently visited Italian and Greek medieval archives finding sources for his works.
Sources
- Peter Wirth: Hopf, Carl. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 9. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, S. 609.
- Ludwig Streit: Hopf, Karl. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 13. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, S. 102–104.