Charles Diehl
Charles Diehl (born January 19, 1859 in Strasbourg , † November 1, 1944 in Paris ) was a French historian, he is considered a co-founder of modern Byzantine studies . In addition, he dealt with the Republic of Venice .
Life
Diehl studied from 1878 to 1881 at the École normal supérieure in Paris, from 1881 to 1882 he was a member of the École française de Rome , from 1883 to 1885 of the École française d'Athènes . In 1888 he received his doctorate. From 1885 he taught at the University of Nancy , from 1891 as a professor, and from 1899 onwards, Byzantine art and history at the Sorbonne in Paris . In 1904 he was appointed there and from 1907 he was professor of Byzantine history.
Since 1897 Diehl was a corresponding member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres , since 1910 a full member, in 1921 he became its president. In 1925 he became a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and in 1937 of the British Academy .
One of his students was Dionysios Zakythinos .
Works (selection)
- Ravenne, étude d'archéologie byzantine , J. Rouam, Bibliothèque d'art ancien, Paris 1886.
- L'Art byzantin dans L'Italie méridionale , Libraire de l'art, Paris 1894.
- L'Afrique byzantine, histoire de la domination byzantine en Afrique (533-709) , E. Leroux, Paris 1896.
- Justinien et la Civilization byzantine au VIe Siècle , E. Leroux, Paris 1901.
- Theodora, Imperatrice de Byzance E. de Boccard, Paris undated [1903?], 3rd edition 1904.
- Figures Byzantines , 2 vols., A. Colin, Paris 1906–1908.
- Manuel d'art byzantin , A. Picard & Fils, Paris 1910.
- Une république patricienne: Venise , Paris 1916. ( online )
- Histoire de l'empire byzantin , A. Picard, Paris 1919.
- Manuel d'art byzantin , 2 vols., 2nd, expanded edition, A. Picard & Fils, Paris 1925–1926.
- with Georges Marçais, Gustave Glotz (eds.): Histoire du Moyen Âge , Vol. III: Le Monde oriental de 395 à 1081. Histoire Générale , Paris 1936.
- Les Grands Problèmes de l'Histoire Byzantine , A. Colin, Paris 1943.
- with Lysimaque Oeconomos, Rodolphe Guilland, René Grousset (eds.): Histoire du Moyen Âge , Vol. I: L'Europe orientale de 1081 à 1453 , Paris 1945.
literature
- Peter Wirth: Diehl, Charles Michel , in: Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte Südosteuropas , Vol. 1, Munich 1974, p. 397 f.
Web links
- Judith Soria, Jean-Michel Spieser: Diehl, Charles. In: Dictionnaire critique des historiens de l'art actifs en France de la Révolution à la Première Guerre mondiale
- Literature by and about Charles Diehl in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Charles Diehl in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Diehl, Charles . Publications in the bibliographic database of the Regesta Imperii .
Individual evidence
- ^ Foreign members of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1724: Diehl, Charles Michel. Russian Academy of Sciences, accessed May 21, 2020 (Russian).
- ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed May 21, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Diehl, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Diehl, Charles Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French historian and Byzantinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1944 |
| Place of death | Paris |