Johann Wilhelm Löbell
Johann Wilhelm Löbell (also Loebell ; born September 15, 1786 in Berlin ; † July 12, 1863 in Bonn ) was a German historian .
Life
He came from a formerly Jewish family. He attended the Zum Grauen Kloster high school in Berlin and began training as a businessman at a Berlin bank. He then studied classical antiquity, literature and history at the universities of Heidelberg and Berlin. During the wars of freedom he worked as a volunteer in an office of the Landwehr . In 1818 Löbell moved to Breslau as a private scholar and taught history at the local war school. During this time he became friends with Henrich Steffens and Friedrich von Raumer . In 1823 he became a teacher at the Berlin Cadet House through the mediation of the cadet commandant of Brause and published Becker's world history as a revised third edition. In 1829 he received an extraordinary professorship for history at the University of Bonn . In 1831 he became a full professor there. In 1848/49 he was the rector of the university. In 1846 he was accepted as a corresponding member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences .
literature
- Franz Xaver von Wegele : Löbell, Johann Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, pp. 35-38.
- P. Schmidt: Johann Wilhelm Loebell . In: Bonn scholars . Volume 6 History, Bonn 1968
Individual evidence
- ^ Members of the previous academies. Johann Wilhelm Löbell. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences , accessed April 30, 2015 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Löbell, Johann Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian, is considered to be the founder of modern history |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1786 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 12, 1863 |
| Place of death | Bonn |