Theodor Olshausen
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Theodor Olshausen was a German author, journalist and politician, prominent in the Patriotic Party in Schleswig-Holstein
. He lived and worked for over a decade in the United States
.
and Jena, and, for his part in the demagogic disturbances
, was forced to live in France
and Switzerland
until 1830. Then he settled in Kiel, and became an ardent advocate of the independence of the provinces. He was imprisoned in 1846 for his bold opposition, but his influence was all the stronger in the Revolution of 1848, and he became a member of the provisional Government, resigning to enter the Diet. In 1851 he was excluded from the amnesty, went to America, and lived in New York City
and St. Louis. In the latter city, he was the editor-in-chief of the Westliche Post
during the American Civil War
. In 1865, he returned to Hamburg.
Justus Olshausen
and theologian Hermann Olshausen
.
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...
. He lived and worked for over a decade in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Biography
Olshausen was born at Glückstadt, studied law at KielUniversity 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...
and Jena, and, for his part in the demagogic disturbances
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...
, was forced to live in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
until 1830. Then he settled in Kiel, and became an ardent advocate of the independence of the provinces. He was imprisoned in 1846 for his bold opposition, but his influence was all the stronger in the Revolution of 1848, and he became a member of the provisional Government, resigning to enter the Diet. In 1851 he was excluded from the amnesty, went to America, and lived in New York City
New York City
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and St. Louis. In the latter city, he was the editor-in-chief of the Westliche Post
Westliche Post
Westliche Post was a German-American daily newspaper published in St. Louis, Missouri. The Westliche Post was Republican in politics. Carl Schurz was a part owner for a time, and served as a U.S. Senator from Missouri for a portion of that time.-History:The Westliche Post was established...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. In 1865, he returned to Hamburg.
Writings
He wrote two popular works on America, Geographisch-statistische Beschreibung der Vereinigten Staaten (Geographical-statistical description of the United States, 1853-55, incomplete), and Geschichte der Mormonen (History of the Mormons, 1856).Family
He was a brother of orientalistOriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
Justus Olshausen
Justus Olshausen
Justus Olshausen was a German orientalist who made contributions to Semitic and Iranian philology.-Biography:...
and theologian Hermann Olshausen
Hermann Olshausen
Hermann Olshausen was a German theologian.-Biography:Olshausen was born at Oldeslohe in Holstein. He was educated at the universities of Kiel and Berlin , where he was influenced by Schleiermacher and Neander...
.