Rudolf Usinger
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Rudolf August Usinger was a German historian
who was a native of Nienburg
.
He studied history at the University of Göttingen, where he was a pupil of Georg Waitz
(1813-1886). In 1863 he became a lecturer at Göttingen
, and afterwards a professor of history at the Universities of Greifswald (1865) and Kiel
(1868). He was also secretary of the Association for Schleswig-Holstein
History.
Usinger is credited for editing the first volume of Siegfried Hirsch
's Jahrbüchern des Deutschen Reichs unter Heinrich II (Annals
of the German Empire under Henry II
). Among his better known publications are the following:
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...
who was a native of Nienburg
Nienburg
There are two towns named Nienburg in Germany.*Nienburg, Lower Saxony*Nienburg, Saxony-AnhaltThe Name Nienburg means "Neue Burg" ....
.
He studied history at the University of Göttingen, where he was a pupil of Georg Waitz
Georg Waitz
Georg Waitz was a German historian and politician.He was born at Flensburg, in the duchy of Schleswig and educated at the Flensburg gymnasium and the universities of Kiel and Berlin...
(1813-1886). In 1863 he became a lecturer at 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:...
, and afterwards a professor of history at the Universities of Greifswald (1865) and Kiel
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
(1868). He was also secretary of the Association for Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
History.
Usinger is credited for editing the first volume of Siegfried Hirsch
Siegfried Hirsch
Siegfried Hirsch was a German historian who was a native of Berlin. He was a cousin to historian Theodor Hirsch ....
's Jahrbüchern des Deutschen Reichs unter Heinrich II (Annals
of the German Empire under Henry II
Holy Roman Emperor
The Holy Roman Emperor is a term used by historians to denote a medieval ruler who, as German King, had also received the title of "Emperor of the Romans" from the Pope...
). Among his better known publications are the following:
- Die dänischen Annalen und Chroniken des Mittelalters (The Danish Annals and Chronicles of the Middle AgesMiddle AgesThe Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
), 1861 - Deutsch-dänische Geschichte 1189-1227 (German-Danish History 1189-1227), 1863
- Napoleon, der Rheinische und der Nordische Bund (Napoleon, the RhinelandRhinelandHistorically, the Rhinelands refers to a loosely-defined region embracing the land on either bank of the River Rhine in central Europe....
and the Nordic Federation), 1865 - Forschungen zur Lex Saxonum, 1867
- Die Anfänge der deutschen Geschichte (The Beginnings of German History), 1875