Adolf Schaumann

Adolf Schaumann (born February 19, 1809 in Hanover ; † December 10, 1882 there ) was a German lawyer, historian, university professor, archivist and librarian. He was particularly interested in the House of Hanover and the Kingdom of Hanover .

Life

From 1825 to 1828, Schaumann studied law at the Georg-August University in Göttingen .

Attorney in Hanover

1828 with a doctoral thesis with Gustav von Hugo to the Dr. iur. after receiving his doctorate, he established himself as a lawyer in Hanover. His predilection for historical studies prompted him to work on the prize assignment set for 1837 by the Göttingen Society of Sciences . He received half the price for his book History of the Lower Saxon People from its First Appearance on German Soil to 1180 (Göttingen 1839). The other half of the price, intended for the treatment of the older history of the Slavic tribes in northern Germany, remained undistributed.

Librarian in Göttingen

Citing his script, which was awarded at the Georg-August University's centenary , Schaumann applied for a job at the Göttingen University Library . In May 1838 he was given the salary position of 5th secretary. After the Philosophical Faculty gave him the Dr. phil. hc , he also began lecturing on diplomacy and German history . He did not want to enter the service of Count Stolberg . His salary was therefore doubled. In order to be able to expand his (also political) lectures, he no longer wanted to continue the history of the library.

Professor in Göttingen and Jena

Appointed associate professor in June 1842 , he was finally dismissed from the library service of the University of Göttingen on New Year's 1844. He refused a call from the Oldenburg government for the position of a grand ducal librarian. When he was offered the professorship at the University of Jena in 1846 after Heinrich Luden retired , the Hanover government released him from teaching in Göttingen. Until 1851, Schaumann was professor of history and director of the political science seminar in Jena. In 1853 he was elected a corresponding member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences .

Welf loyalty in Hanover

He returned to Hanover when King George V (Hanover) appointed him archivist, senior librarian and historiographer of the royal house. In 1864 he received the title of State Councilor in Hanover .

On October 1, 1867, he retired.

Works

German Middle Ages: Contributions to the history of the guild system . Journal of the Historical Association for Lower Saxony 1841

Post-Napoleonic period: Wergeld der Free according to the Saxon people's law (Journal for historical jurisprudence XI, 1842).; History of the Second Peace of Paris for Germany (Göttingen 1844); History of the Counts of Valkenstein am Harze up to their departure in 1332. From documents a. certainly authenticated histor. Swell; with 1 title copper u. 5 woodcuts. (Berlin 1847) Digitized; History of the formation of the German Confederation at the Vienna Congress (1849); The Karlsbad Congress (1850); The Verona Congress (1855).

Hanover: Handbook of the History of the Lands of Hanover and Braunschweig (Hanover 1864); About the acquisition of the ninth cure, the succession in England (magazine of the historical association for Lower Saxony 1874/75); Sophie Dorothea, Princess of Ahlden and Electress Sophie of Hanover (Hanover 1879)

In the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie , Schaumann wrote about Georg I. (Great Britain) , Georg II. (Great Britain) , Georg III. (United Kingdom) , George IV (United Kingdom) , Adolf von Cambridge and Friedrich Ludwig von Berlepsch .

literature

Ferdinand Frensdorff : Schaumann, Adolf . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 30, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, pp. 638-641.

Web links

Wikisource: Adolf Schaumann - Sources and full texts

Literature by and about Adolf Schaumann in the catalog of the German National Library

References and comments

↑ The death of Jeremias David Reuss and the deposition of the Brothers Grimm left large gaps.
↑ Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 211.

personal data
SURNAME	Schaumann, Adolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schaumann, Adolf Friedrich Heinrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lawyer and historian
DATE OF BIRTH	February 19, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hanover
DATE OF DEATH	December 10, 1882
Place of death	Hanover

[1] The death of Jeremias David Reuss and the deposition of the Brothers Grimm left large gaps.

[2] Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 211.