Georg Weber (historian)
Georg Weber (10 February 1808 in Bad Bergzabern – 10 August 1888 in Heidelberg) was a German historian.
He studied at Erlangen. In 1839, he became a teacher at the upper Bürgerschule in Heidelberg, and from 1848 to 1872 was its director.[1]
Among Weber's historical publications may be mentioned:
- Geschichtliche Darstellung des Calvinismus im Verhältniss zum Staat in Genf und Frankreich bis zur Aufhebung des Edikts von Nantes, 1836 – Historical background of Calvinism in relationship to the state in Geneva and France up until the repeal of the Edict of Nantes.
- Weltgeschichte in übersichtlicher Darstellung – later translated into English and published as Outlines of universal history from the creation of the world to the present time (1851).
- Geschichte des Volkes Israel und der Entstehung des Christenthums (History of the people of Israel and the emergence of Christianity, with Heinrich Julius Holtzmann, 1867).
- Allgemeine Weltgeschichte (Basic world history; 15 volumes, 2nd edition 1882–89).[2]
- Geschichte der deutschen Literatur von ihren Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart (History of German literature from its beginnings to the present; 11th edition, 1880).
References
- Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Weber, Georg". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- ↑ ADB:Weber, Georg (Historiker) In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, S. 299–302.
- ↑ Allgemeine Weltgeschichte HathiTrust Digital Library
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