Erich Brandenburg

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Arnold Otto Erich Brandenburg (born July 31, 1868 in Stralsund ; † January 22, 1946 in Leipzig ) was a German historian and genealogist , author and editor of historical works.

From 1886 to 1891 Brandenburg studied law and history at the universities of Leipzig , Heidelberg , Göttingen and Berlin . In 1890 he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD in history at the University of Berlin with the dissertation: King Sigmund and Elector Friedrich I of Brandenburg. 1409-1426 , 1894 followed the habilitation for modern history at the University of Leipzig with the thesis: The capture of Duke Heinrich of Braunschweig by the Schmalkaldischen Bund (1545) . From 1894 to 1899 he taught as a private lecturer at the University of Leipzig, from 1899 to 1903 as an associate professor and (after a year at the University of Bonn ) from 1904 to 1935 as a full professor and head of the history seminar at the University of Leipzig. From 1917 to 1918 he was the dean of the Philosophical Faculty and from 1919 to 1920 rector of the University of Leipzig. Brandenburg was one of the most respected historians of the early 20th century. The influence of Karl Lamprecht is unmistakable .

After the transfer of power to the National Socialists, Brandenburg signed on November 11, 1933, the professors' commitment to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist state at German universities and colleges .

Brandenburg wrote a biography about Moritz von Sachsen , which is an important source documentation, which is not limited to a pure church-historical or political presentation, but also incorporates cultural and economic-historical aspects. In 1900 the publication of the Political Correspondence of Elector Moritz von Sachsen began , which was only completed in 2006 with the sixth volume under the editorship of Günther Wartenberg .

Brandenburg's main work The founding of the empire (2 vols., Plus 1 volume of documents) was considered to be the basic literature on the subject until the 1950s. For example, For example, the German historian Hans Herzfeld in his handbook contribution Die Moderne Welt Brandenburg's work in 1950 as “indispensable for the political development towards imperial unity” and as “solid and critically reliable in its judgment”, while Egmont Zechlin describes Brandenburg's founding as “outdated today “Designated.

During his studies, Erich Brandenburg became a member of the black fraternity and later fraternity Vineta Heidelberg in 1887 .

Brandenburg was a full member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences and a corresponding member of the Prussian and Bavarian Academy of Sciences .

Works (selection)

  • (Ed.) King Friedrich Wilhelm IV .: Correspondence with Ludolf Camphausen. Gebr. Paetel, Berlin 1906.
  • (Ed.) Letters from Kaiser Wilhelm the First. In addition to memoranda and other records in a selection. Insel-Verlag, Leipzig 1911.
  • The German Revolution 1848 , Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1912 ( online ).
  • Collection of sources for history lessons in secondary schools (booklet 15) Teubner, Leipzig 1913 (digitized version) .
  • The establishment of an empire , 2 vols., Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1916/1923 (online: vol. 1 , vol. 2 ). Reprint of the 2nd, improved edition Leipzig 1924: Olms, Hildesheim 2005.
  • How do we shape our future constitution. Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1919.
  • The materialistic conception of history , Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1920.
  • From Bismarck to the World War , German publishing company for politics and history, Berlin 1924 (unchanged. Reprograph. Reprint of the new, presumably edition Leipzig 1939: Darmstadt, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 1973).
  • The Descendants of Charlemagne , Central Office for German Personal and Family History, Leipzig 1935 (Facsimile reprint: Heinz F. Friederichs (Ed.), In: Genealogie und Landesgeschichte , Volume 10, Central Office for German Personal and Family History, Frankfurt am Main 1964).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans Herzfeld: The modern world 1789-1945. Part 1: The epoch of the bourgeois nation-states (= history of the modern age. Ed. By Gerhard Ritter . Vol. 3.1 and 3.2). 6th, supplemented edition Braunschweig 1969 (first edition 1950), p. 108, 157.
  2. ^ Egmont Zechlin: The foundation of an empire . 4th edition Frankfurt am Main 1981 (first edition 1967), p. 215.
  3. ^ Ernst Elsheimer (ed.): Directory of the old fraternity members according to the status of the winter semester 1927/28. Frankfurt am Main 1928, p. 52.
  4. ↑ Members: Erich Brandenburg, Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig, accessed on February 28, 2015 .
  5. ^ Members of the previous academies. Erich Brandenburg. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities , accessed on February 28, 2015 .
  6. ↑ Member entry of Erich Brandenburg at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences , accessed on December 25, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Brandenburg, Erich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brandenburg, Arnold Otto Erich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and genealogist
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Stralsund
DATE OF DEATH January 22, 1946
Place of death Leipzig