Albert Ludwig Ewald
Albert Ludwig Ewald (born August 6, 1832 in Opole ; † December 2, 1903 in Woltersdorf ) was a German forest scientist and historian .
Life
Albert Ewald was born on August 6th, 1832 in Opole, the son of a forest master. He attended high school in Marienwerder and then the Berlin Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium . In 1851 he passed his school leaving examination . He then studied at the Eberswalde Forest Academy . In 1853 he moved to the University of Berlin to study law and camera science . Afterwards he worked as a forester , but in 1860 he studied at the University of Leipzig , later at the University of Bonn , philology and history. In 1863 he was awarded a doctorate in philology from the latter university .
After completing his doctorate, Ewald worked as a substitute at the grammar school in Quedlinburg . From 1863 he taught at the Latina . Appointed collaborator and inspection teacher in 1864, he received his habilitation from the University of Halle in the following year . Since then he has taught at the same time at the Latina and at the university. In 1875 he was appointed associate professor of middle and modern history , especially Brandenburg-Prussian history and forest science. In 1885 he left Latina, but from 1890 he was plagued by depression . He also got sick more often.
In 1902 he left the university due to his illness and went to a sanatorium . On December 2nd, 1903, Ewald died at the age of 71 in Woltersdorf.
Works
- De Christiani Olivensis ante ordinem Teutonicum in Prussiam vocatum condicione from a. 1209 usque a 1225 (dissertation, 1863)
- Quali rerum condicione ordo Teutonicus Prussiam occupare inceperit (habilitation thesis, 1865)
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The conquest of Prussia by the Germans (four volumes; 1872 to 1886)
- Volume 1: Appointment and Foundation . Hall 1872 ( e-copy )
- Volume 2: The first uprising of the Prussians and the fighting with Swantopolk . Hall 1875 ( e-copy )
- Volume 3: The conquest of the Samland, the eastern Natangens, eastern Bartens and Galindens . Halle 1884 (reprint, limited preview ).
- Volume 4: The great uprising of the Prussians and the conquest of the eastern landscapes. With an orientation map . Hall 1886.
Web links
- Entry on Albert Ludwig Ewald in the Catalogus Professorum Halensis
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SURNAME | Ewald, Albert Ludwig |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ewald, Albert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German forest scientist and historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1832 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Opole |
DATE OF DEATH | December 2, 1903 |
Place of death | Woltersdorf |