Sigurd Abel
Encyclopedia
Sigurd Abel was a German
historian
from Stuttgart
.
Abel visited the seminary of Maulbronn
and the college of Stuttgart. He then followed the steps of his cousin Heinrich Friedrich Otto Abel
and began studying history in Jena, Bonn
, Göttingen and Berlin
. He earned his doctorate in summer 1859 with professor Georg Waitz
in Göttingen
, where he became professor and private lecturer himself two years later.
He was offered an extraordinary professorship from the university of Giessen
in 1868, but his physical and mental condition forced him to return to his parental house in Leonberg
, where he died in 1873.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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...
from Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
.
Abel visited the seminary of Maulbronn
Maulbronn
Maulbronn is a city in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.-History:Founded in 1838, it emerged from a settlement, built around a monastery, which belonged to the Neckar Community in the Kingdom of Württemberg. In 1886, Maulbronn officially became a German town and was an...
and the college of Stuttgart. He then followed the steps of his cousin Heinrich Friedrich Otto Abel
Heinrich Friedrich Otto Abel
Heinrich Friedrich Otto Abel was a German historian.-Life:He was born at Reichenbach Priory in the Kingdom of Württemberg, a Protestant religious house, where his father was a clergyman. Beginning in 1824, Abel visited the universities of Tübingen, Jena, Heidelberg, Bonn and Berlin, studying history...
and began studying history in Jena, 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...
, Göttingen and Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
. He earned his doctorate in summer 1859 with professor 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...
in 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:...
, where he became professor and private lecturer himself two years later.
He was offered an extraordinary professorship from the university of Giessen
University of Giessen
The University of Giessen is officially called the Justus Liebig University Giessen after its most famous faculty member, Justus von Liebig, the founder of modern agricultural chemistry and inventor of artificial fertiliser.-History:The University of Gießen is among the oldest institutions of...
in 1868, but his physical and mental condition forced him to return to his parental house in Leonberg
Leonberg
Leonberg is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg about 10 miles to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. Approximately 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third biggest borough in the rural district of Böblingen .Leonberg is most famous for its picturesque market...
, where he died in 1873.
Publications
- Über den Untergang des Longobardenreiches in Italien, Göttingen 1859, thesis
- Papst Hadrian I. und die weltliche Herrschaft des römischen Stuhles, Göttingen 1861
- Geschichte Karls des Großen, volume I, 768-788, 1866, part of the almanac of German history published by the Historical Commission, Munich.
- Das Parteiwesen in England und die Coalition zwischen Fox und North im Jahre 1783
Sources
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version