Franz Joseph Adolph Schneidawind
Franz Joseph Adolph Schneidawind (born August 25, 1799 in Bamberg , † July 26, 1857 in Marienbad ) was a German historian .
Life
Schneidawind, son of the statistician and state board member of the same name, studied medicine and history, but only graduated with a doctorate in history. In 1827 he became professor of history at the Royal Lyceum in Aschaffenburg . He died in the spa town of Marienbad in 1857, where he sought relief from a heart condition.
meaning
In numerous historical treatises, Schneidawind dealt with the French Revolution and its proponents as well as the general Archduke Karl of Austria and the Napoleonic Wars .
He also created a work on the Seven Years' War and a biography of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia , which makes him one of the pioneers of national historiography.
Web links
- Works by and about Franz Joseph Adolph Schneidawind in the German Digital Library
- Friedrich Leitschuh: Schneidawind, Franz Joseph Adolph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 101 f.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Schneidawind, Franz Joseph Adolph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bamberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1857 |
| Place of death | Marienbad |