Carl Petersen (historian)

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Carl Petersen (born March 5, 1885 in Hvidding (North Schleswig), † January 26, 1942 in Berlin ) was a German historian and university professor .

Life

Carl Petersen was a son of the pastor and later general superintendent Peter Friedrich Petersen and his wife Johanna Ernestine Elisabeth, nee. Hansen (* 1862 in Hadersleben). He grew up in Hadersleben . After doctorate (1911) and habilitation (1922) he was an adjunct professor at Kiel University from 1927 to 1939 . From 1939 until his death in 1942 he was an extraordinary associate professor at the University of Greifswald for middle and modern history, especially Nordic intellectual history.

Petersen, like his friend Friedrich Wolters , was close to the George Circle .

He was married to Ida Minna (Minnie), geb. Robber (* 1882 in Elbing ). Leiva Petersen was a daughter of the couple.

Fonts

  • The fate of music from antiquity to the present . Wroclaw 1922.
  • The history of the Beeskow-Storkow district . 1922. Reprint: Findling, Neuenhagen 2002, ISBN 3-933603-19-6 .
  • with Friedrich Wolters : The heroic sagas of the early Germanic times . Wroclaw 1921.
  • Germany and the north . Wroclaw 1931.
  • German and Nordic spirit . Wroclaw 1932.
  • The position of the natural sciences and humanities in the new university and the task of their student councils . Neumünster 1933.
  • People and nation as historical realities . Neumünster 1933.
  • Germany and Sweden in their historical interaction . Neumünster 1933.
  • German people becoming . Wroclaw 1934.
  • The seer of the German people Friedrich Hölderlin . Kiel 1934.
  • German and Nordic spirit . Wroclaw 1936.
  • The share of Germans in building up Denmark . Flensburg 1938.

literature

  • Achim Aurnhammer, Wolfgang Braungart, Stefan Breuer, Ute Oelmann (eds.): Stefan George and his circle: A manual. De Gruyter, Berlin 2016, ISBN 9783110456882 , p. 1578 f.

Web links

Wikisource: Carl Petersen  - Sources and full texts

Footnotes

  1. ^ Adolf Hofmeister : From the history of the historical institute. In: Festschrift for the 500th anniversary of the University of Greifswald. Volume 2. Greifswald 1956, p. 109.
Dataset on and literature on Carl Petersen (historian) in the state bibliography MV - No hit, 25 September 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Petersen, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH March 5, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Hvidding
DATE OF DEATH January 26, 1942
Place of death Berlin