Carl Mendelssohn Bartholdy

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Carl Wolfgang Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy (later spelled Karl , * February 7, 1838 in Leipzig , † February 23, 1897 in Königsfelden , Switzerland ) was a German historian of the 19th century . He was the son of Felix and Cécile Charlotte Sophie Mendelssohn Bartholdy and the brother of the industrialist Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy .

Life

Carl Mendelssohn Bartholdy was born in Leipzig as the first of five children, but at the age of 15 he was orphaned with his uncle Paul Mendelssohn-Bartholdy , a banker , in Berlin . This urged him to study law after graduating from high school , for which Carl went to Heidelberg in the summer of 1857 . Since that time, he wrote his first name with K instead of C. In Heidelberg he was a member of the fraternity Allemannia and finished his studies in 1859 with the promotion of Doctor of Law . This was followed by a study of history , which he had to interrupt in 1860/61 because of his military service. In 1864 he was charged with a dissertation about Ioannis Kapodistrias to Dr. phil. PhD. This was followed by appointments as a professor at the University of Heidelberg in 1867 and Freiburg a year later.

His relationship with his uncle Paul was strained throughout his life. Carl's conviction as a democrat and opponent of Prussia made him appear as a kind of rebel within the Mendelssohn family. As a historian, he was primarily interested in the history of the revolution. So he researched the history of the Greek struggle for freedom on several trips .

On his 30th birthday he got engaged to Bertha Eissenhardt (1848–1870). With her he had the daughter Cécile (1870–1943). Bertha died in childbed at the age of twenty-one . Two years later he married his second wife Mathilde von Merkl (1848–1937). From this marriage son Albrecht (1874-1936) was born. At that time, nervous irritability that had existed since childhood became more prominent and led to physical breakdown in 1873. Thereupon he applied for his discharge from the Baden civil service and went to Switzerland, where he stayed in what is now the psychiatric clinic in Königsfelden until his death 23 years later.

Fonts (selection)

  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Letters from the years 1830 to 1847 , Vol. 1–2; edited by Paul Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Carl Mendelssohn Bartholdy; Leipzig: Hermann Mendelssohn, 1863
  • Count Johann Kapodistrias ; Dissertation Univ. Heidelberg 1864; Berlin 1864
  • Friedrich von Gentz. Letters to Pilat. A Contribution to the History of Germany in the 19th Century , Vol. 1–2; edited by Karl Mendelssohn Bartholdy; Leipzig: Vogel, 1868
  • History of Greece from the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453 to our day , Vol. 1–2; 1870/1874

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SURNAME Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Carl Wolfgang Paul (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 1897
Place of death Koenigsfelden , Switzerland