Karl von Rotteck
Encyclopedia
Karl von Rotteck was a German
historian, and a prominent advocate of freedom of the press
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at Freiburg
from 1798 to 1818, and subsequently of political science
, and long represented the university in the first constitutional assembly of Baden, where he advocated the liberty of the press. This displeased the authorities, who stopped the journal Der Freisinnige, of which he was an editor, and in 1832, in accordance with the Carlsbad Decrees
, removed him from his professorship. He was repeatedly elected burgomaster, but did not serve. His monument at Freiburg, erected in 1848, was removed in 1849 and erected again in 1862.
, Rotteck began to publish the Staatslexikon (12 vols., Altona, 1834-44; 3d ed., 14 vols., Leipzig, 1856-66).
Germany
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historian, and a prominent advocate of freedom of the press
Freedom of the press
Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the freedom of communication and expression through vehicles including various electronic media and published materials...
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Biography
He was professor of historyHistory
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
at Freiburg
University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg , sometimes referred to in English as the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the...
from 1798 to 1818, and subsequently of political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, and long represented the university in the first constitutional assembly of Baden, where he advocated the liberty of the press. This displeased the authorities, who stopped the journal Der Freisinnige, of which he was an editor, and in 1832, in accordance with the Carlsbad Decrees
Carlsbad Decrees
The Carlsbad Decrees were a set of reactionary restrictions introduced in the states of the German Confederation by resolution of the Bundesversammlung on 20 September 1819 after a conference held in the spa town of Carlsbad, Bohemia...
, removed him from his professorship. He was repeatedly elected burgomaster, but did not serve. His monument at Freiburg, erected in 1848, was removed in 1849 and erected again in 1862.
Works
His principal work is Allgemeine Geschichte (9 vols., Freiburg, 1813-27), continued by Steger and Hermes to 11 vols. (25th ed., Brunswick, 1866 et seq.}. Several translations of this work and an abridgment (4 vols., Stuttgart, 1830-34; 7th ed., 6 vols., 1860-61) have appeared, including an abridgement by T. Jones (4 vols., Philadelphia, 1840, reprinted in London). With Carl Theodor WelckerCarl Theodor Welcker
-Biography:He was a member of the Baden legislature, and a colleague of Karl von Rotteck's in the editing of The Independent . He also joined Rotteck in writing the Staatslexikon . He was a member of the Frankfurt Parliament of 1848....
, Rotteck began to publish the Staatslexikon (12 vols., Altona, 1834-44; 3d ed., 14 vols., Leipzig, 1856-66).