Karl Wittich
Karl Wittich (born June 25, 1840 in Berlin , † November 1916 in Dresden ) was a German historian . His research focus was on the events and characters of the Thirty Years' War .
Life
Wittich appears in the title of his treatise on the origin of the Duchy of Lorraine , published in Göttingen in 1862, with the title of doctor . In 1870 he acquired the venia docendi at the University of Jena . From 1874 to 1877 he was an associate professor there. Later he lived in Dresden. In numerous archives he examined historical sources that had previously been ignored. One of the main interests was the question of who was responsible for the devastating city fire when Magdeburg was conquered in 1631 . As a Protestant, contrary to the prevailing Protestant historiography, he came to the conclusion that with all historically achievable probability Dietrich von Falkenberg was the organizer of the city fire that thwarted Tilly and Pappenheim's goals.
Wittich published several monographs , as well as the ADB articles on Gustav II Adolf of Sweden , Otto Ludwig von Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen , Gottfried Heinrich zu Pappenheim , Johann Friedrich Struensee , Tilly and Wallenstein .
Monographs
- The creation of the Duchy of Lorraine . Göttingen 1862 ( books.google.de )
- The destruction of Magdeburg in 1631. 1st half. Dissertation on obtaining the Venia Docendi at the Philosophical Faculty in Jena . Berlin 1870 ( books.google.de )
- Magdeburg. Gustav Adolf and Tilly. 1st volume. Critical investigations into the history of the Thirty Years' War using mostly unprinted sources . Berlin 1874 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive )
- Struensee . Leipzig 1879 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive )
- Dietrich von Falkenberg, Colonel and Court Marshal Gustav Adolfs. A contribution to the history of the Thirty Years War . Magdeburg 1892 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive )
- Pappenheim and Falkenberg. A contribution to the characterization of the local patriotic historiography of Magdeburg . Berlin 1894 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive )
literature
- Wittich, Karl . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 32 : Werth – Väderkvarn . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1921, Sp. 894 (Swedish, runeberg.org ). Wittich, Karl . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 38 : Supplement: Riksdagens bibliotek – Öyen; tillägg . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1926, Sp. 1258 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Foreword 1891 - Internet Archive
- ^ Karl Wittich: Pappenheim and Falkenberg. A contribution to the characterization of the local patriotic historiography of Magdeburg . Berlin 1894, p. 3
- ^ Karl Wittich: Magdeburg, Gustav Adolf and Tilly . Berlin 1874. - Rev .: Dietrich von Falkenberg . Magdeburg 1892.
- ↑ ADB article
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wittich, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wittich, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1916 |
| Place of death | Dresden |