Mommsen family
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The Mommsen family is a German family of influential historians, most notably Theodor Mommsen
, 1902 Nobel Laureate in Literature
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Theodor Mommsen
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist, and writer generally regarded as the greatest classicist of the 19th century. His work regarding Roman history is still of fundamental importance for contemporary research...
, 1902 Nobel Laureate in Literature
Nobel Prize in Literature
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction"...
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- Jens Mommsen (1783 – 1851) ∞ Sophie Elisabeth Krumbhaar (1792 – 1855)
- Theodor MommsenTheodor MommsenChristian Matthias Theodor Mommsen was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist, and writer generally regarded as the greatest classicist of the 19th century. His work regarding Roman history is still of fundamental importance for contemporary research...
(1817 – 1903) ∞ Marie Reimer (1832 – 1907)- Marie Mommsen (1855 – 1936) ∞ Ulrich von Wilamowitz-MoellendorffUlrich von Wilamowitz-MoellendorffEnno Friedrich Wichard Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff was a German Classical Philologist. Wilamowitz, as he is known in scholarly circles, was a renowned authority on Ancient Greece and its literature.- Youth :...
(1848 – 1931) - Karl Mommsen (1861 – 1922)
- Wilhelm Mommsen (1892 – 1966)
- Wolfgang MommsenWolfgang MommsenWolfgang Justin Mommsen was a German historian. He was the twin brother of Hans Mommsen.-Biography:He was born in Marburg, the son of the historian Wilhelm Mommsen. He was educated at the University of Marburg, University of Cologne and University of Leeds between 1951–1959...
(1930 – 2004) ∞ Sabine von Schalburg - Hans MommsenHans MommsenHans Mommsen is a left-wing German historian. He is the twin brother of the late Wolfgang Mommsen.-Biography:He was born in Marburg, the son of the historian Wilhelm Mommsen and great-grandson of the Roman historian Theodor Mommsen. He studied German, history and philosophy at the University of...
(1930 – ) ∞ Margaretha Reindl
- Wolfgang Mommsen
- Wilhelm Mommsen (1892 – 1966)
- Ernst Mommsen (1863 – 1930) ∞ Klara Weber (1875 – 1953)
- Theodor Ernst Mommsen (1905 – 1958)
- Ernst Wolf Mommsen (1910 – 1979)
- Hans Georg Mommsen (1873 – 1941)
- Wolfgang A. Mommsen (1907 – 1986) ∞ Ingeborg Mend (1921 – 1992)
- Marie Mommsen (1855 – 1936) ∞ Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
- Tycho Mommsen (1819 – 1900) ∞ Franziska de Boor (1824 – 1902)
- August Mommsen (1821 – 1913)
- Theodor Mommsen
Further reading
- Köpf, Peter (2004). Die Mommsens. Von 1848 bis heute - die Geschichte einer Familie ist die Geschichte der Deutschen, Hamburg: Europa-Verlag. ISBN 3-203-79147-1