Carl Ferdinand Allen
Carl Ferdinand Allen (born April 23, 1811 in Copenhagen , † December 27, 1871 in Frederiksberg ) was a Danish historian.
Life
Carl Ferdinand Allen studied at the University of Copenhagen from 1830 and traveled to Holland, England, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden and Norway from 1845 to 1848 to do archival research. In 1851 he became a lecturer and adjunct professor, and in 1862 a full professor of history and Nordic archeology at the University of Copenhagen. Due to poor health, he last spent several winters in the south and died on December 27, 1871 at the age of 60.
Allen's Haandbog i Fädrelandets Historie (Copenhagen 1840, 8th edition 1881; German, Leipzig 1849, also otherwise translated), written in a democratic sense, had a lasting influence on the political views of his compatriots. He also wrote the excellent textbook Lärebog i Danmarks Historie (Copenhagen 1842, 12th edition 1876; German Leipzig 1843). After publication of the document collection Breve og Aktstykker til Oplysning af Christiern II: s og Frederik I: s Historie (1854) his main work De tre nordiske Rigers Historie appeared under Kong Hans, Christiern den Anden, Frederik den Förste, Gustav Vasa, Grevefeiden, 1497– 1536 (5 volumes, Copenhagen 1864–72), which remained unfinished (only reaching from 1497 to 1527), but is considered one of the most outstanding achievements in Scandinavian historiography. On the other hand, his numerous philological and ethnographic contributions to the Schleswig-Holstein question , especially the writings Om Sprog og Folkeeiendom, melighed i Hörtugdömmet Slesvig eller Sönderjylland (Copenhagen 1848; also German), Det danske Sprogs Historie i Hertugdömmet Slesvig eller Sönderjylland. Med 4 Sprogkort (2 volumes, Copenhagen 1857–58; German, Schleswig 1857), aroused violent opposition from the German side.
literature
- Carl Ferdinand Allen . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 1, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 376.
- Johannes CHR Steenstrup: Allen, Carl Ferdinand . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 1 : Aaberg – Beaumelle . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1887, p. 181-187 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Allen, Carl Ferdinand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1871 |
| Place of death | Frederiksberg |