Richard Roepell

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Richard Roepell (1808-1893)

Richard Roepell (born November 4, 1808 in Danzig , † November 4, 1893 in Breslau ) was a German historian and politician. He worked in Breslau for over 52 years. Its extensive history of Poland is famous .

Life

Richard Roepell was born the son of a Danzig lawyer and was baptized as a Protestant. He studied at the Friedrichs-Universität Halle and for a short time at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin . During his studies he became a member of the Old Halleschen Burschenschaft Germania in 1830 and of the Kränzchenverein Berlin in 1832 . Since 1832 he was a member of the Corps Saxonia Halle . In 1834 he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD .

Hall

In the same year he completed his habilitation. On the recommendation of his teacher Heinrich Leo , he was commissioned to write a history of Poland for the Perthesche collection of the history of European states ; because there was not yet a useful German-language summary. Roepell learned the Polish language and supplemented the existing documents on trips to Gdansk and Poland . In his History of Poland, First Part , published in 1840 , which covers the period from 850 to 1300 of the Middle Ages and to which he had preceded the German-Polish political relationship burdened by the three Polish partitions , he preserved the leitmotif: Truth alone makes free a completely impartial attitude. He succeeded very well in depicting, on the one hand, the defensive position of the closed Polish nobility and the church in medieval Poland against German influence, but on the other hand also working out the strong impact of German culture on Poland around this time. He called himself a student of Leopold von Rankes and was on friendly terms with all well-known German historians. His history of Poland was later continued by Jacob Caro .

Wroclaw

In 1841 he followed the reputation of the Royal University of Breslau to a professorship . “In the absence of a university in Poznan, Wroclaw was one of the meeting places for scientifically ambitious Prussian Poles.” (ADB) After Gustav Stenzel's death in 1855, he became a full professor and chair of history. For the academic years 1867/68 and 1883/84 he was elected rector of the university. He died on his 85th birthday.

Memberships

politics

By his own admission, Roepell had long been quite apolitical. However, he was then drawn into the political discussions of the Vormärz and after some time joined the radical group of the Young Hegelians ( Ernst Theodor Echtermeyer , Arnold Ruge ). He made public speeches on recent history. It finally found its final political location with the National Liberals . Gustav Freytag praised the firmness of his character . In 1850 he was elected to the Erfurt parliament , in 1861 to the Prussian House of Representatives , to which he belonged with interruptions until 1877. Roepell contributed to the revival of the gymnastics movement in the middle of the 19th century. He also became a representative of the University of Breslau in the Prussian mansion in 1877 . In 1867 he sat in the first Reichstag (North German Confederation) . In Wroclaw he worked as a city councilor for decades .

family

Roepell was married to Henriette Magdalena geb. Geysmer , called Hella (born April 21, 1820 in Warsaw , † January 16, 1857 in Breslau). He had married her as a private lecturer and lost her early. The marriage had at least three children. A daughter, the last of the children, died shortly after her birth in 1857. His son Richard Roepell was killed on August 31, 1870 in the Battle of Colombey in the Franco-Prussian War . His second son, Max Gerhard Roepell (1841–1903), became the Royal Prussian Railway President.

Publications

  • "The Counts of Habsburg" A treatise crowned by the University of Halle on genealogy and possessions of this family up to Rudolf's accession to the throne in 1273. Halle, published by Schwetschke und Sohn, 1832
  • The first battle of the French and English in the East Indies , in: Historisches Taschenbuch. With contributions by Barthold, Böttiger, Raumer, Roepell, Varnhagen von Ense, ed. Friedrich von Raumer. Seventh vintage. Leipzig, Brockhaus 1836
  • History of Poland , Part One. Hamburg 1840 ( e-copy ). (As a result of the first volume, Jacob Caro wrote four more and Ezekiel Zivier wrote another. The total of six volumes together cover the history of Poland up to 1572.)
  • Wallenstein's betrayal to Emperor Ferdinand II ; In: Historisches Taschenbuch ed. by Friedrich von Raumer New series 6th year, Leipzig, FA Brockhaus 1845; Pp. 239-309
  • History. Prussia in the years 1806 - 1807. A diary. Along with an appendix of various political memoranda written in the years 1806-1809. 8. VI u. 365 p. Mainz, v. Babble. 1845; In: Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung , Halle, Jg. 1845, November 1845, No. 248, pp. 793-800 - No. 249, pp. 801-808 - No. 250, 809-816 and No. 252, pp. 823-824
  • The Polish Question (leading article in two parts); In: Deutsche Zeitung No. 111 and No. 112 on October 19 and 20, 1847
  • On the history of the first establishment of today's Provincial Estates in Silesia. Publications of the Silesian Society for Patriotic Culture 1847
  • Contributions to the recent history of Prussia. On the inner history of Prussia in the years 1811 - 1812 . Overview of the work and changes of the Silesian Society for Patriotic Culture in 1847. Breslau 1848, pp. 339–360
  • The Oriental Question in its Historical Development 1774-1830 . Breslau, published by Trewendt & Granier; 1854
  • "Chronica domus Sarensis" Edited from the manuscript and explained by Dr. Richard Roepell, Breslau, Trewendt & Granier. 1854
  • Silesian behavior at the time of the Bohemian Troubles. March to July 1618 .; Reimann. Breslau, print by Robert Nischkowsky
  • The behavior of Silesia during the Bohemian Troubles. March to July 1618. In: Journal of the Association for History and Antiquity of Silesia . Volume 1, 1856, pp. 1-32
  • (together with Ludwig Oelsner) The court of Heinrich V of Breslau. Correction to Klose , Von Breslau I, 578; In: Journal of the Association for History and Antiquity of Silesia. Volume 1, 1856, pp. 145-149
  • (together with Ludwig Oelsner) The first lottery in Breslau ; In: Journal of the Association for History and Antiquity of Silesia. Volume 1, 1856, pp. 150-151
  • Three papal letters on affairs for the diocese of Breslau . Journal of the Association for History and Antiquity of Silesia , Vol. 1, 1856, pp. 190–199
  • Annales Grussaviensis 1230-1306 . Journal of the Association for History and Antiquity of Silesia , Vol. 1, 1856, pp. 200–212
  • About the spread of Magdeburg city law in the area of ​​the old Polish Empire east of the Vistula . Treatises of the historical-philosophical society in Breslau, Breslau 1858, pp. 241-301
  • Historical representation of the business conducted by the Comité Générale of the Department of Wroclaw and Upper Silesia, dd Wroclaw, on January 15th, 1810 . Journal of the Association for History and Antiquity of Silesia, Vol. 2, 1859, pp. 91–166
  • On the source study of Silesian history. 1. Benedicts of Posen Chronicle of the Dukes of Silesia . Journal of the Association for History and Antiquity of Silesia, Vol. 2, 1859, pp. 402–417
  • On the source study of Silesian history. 2. J. Gregor Göbel's handwritten Glätzer Chronik . Journal of the Association for History and Antiquity of Silesia, Vol. 2, 1859, pp. 418–421
  • On the history of the Royal University of Wroclaw Foundation. On behalf of the University Senate ; Breslau, 1861 - on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the University of Wroclaw
  • Annales Silesiae et Poloniae . Monumenta Germaniae Historica XII, 120 S. Annales Poloniae. Edited by Wilhelm Arndt and Richard Roepell. 1866.
  • On the idea of ​​the unity of Germany in the second half of the 16th century . In: Schlesische Provinzialblatter . New episode. Volume 6, Breslau 1667, pp. 13-18.
  • Prince Radziwill, called "master, dear". From the "Memories of Mr. Sewerin Soplica, the gift of Pernau (Paris 1839)" ; translated and edited by R. Roepell. In: Historische Zeitschrift, edited by Heinrich von Sybel, Volume 30, Munich 1873, year 1873, pp. 305–323
  • On the history of the consequences of the Vatican Council ; In: Historische Zeitschrift , edited by Heinrich von Sybel, Volume 30, Munich 1873, year 1873, pp. 324–346
  • Poland around the middle of the 18th century ; Gotha. Friedrich Andreas Perthes. 1876 ​​- Dedicated to the Academy of Sciences in Cracow. ( Digitized and full text in the German text archive )
  • Theophan Leontowitsch. Abbot of the Monastery of the Orthodox Basylians in Vilnius ; In: Historische Zeitschrift Vol. 35, year 1876, pp. 64–88
  • Repnin and the Czartoryski, 1794-1797 ; In: Prussian year books , edited by H. v. Treitschke and W. Wehrenpfennig, Volume 41, Fifth Issue, Volume 1878, pp. 485–506
  • Karl Wenceslaus von Rotteck : Speech on the assumption of the rectorate of the University of Breslau on October 15, 1883 ; at Koebner in Breslau, 1883, 32 pp. (Appreciation of Rottecks ​​and the South German early liberals)
  • The reception of Queen Louise Marie of Poland in Danzig in 1646 ; In: Journal of the West Prussian History Association , year 1888, Issue XXII, Danzig 1887, pp. 1–30
  • JJ Rousseau's reflections on the Polish constitution ; In: Journal of the Historical Society for the Province of Posen , 3rd year, 1887/88; 2nd issue 1887, pp. 129-150
  • On the Genesis of the Constitution of Poland of May 3, 1791 ; In: Historical magazine , published by Heinrich v. Sybell and Max Lehmann, the whole series 66th volume. New episode 30th volume. Munich and Leipzig 1891, year 1891, pp. 1–52; Roepell's last writing commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first European constitution.
  • The interregnum. Election and coronation of Stanislaw August Poniatowski (1st part of 2) ; In: Journal of the Historical Society for the Province of Posen , 6th year, 1891, pp. 255–341
  • The interregnum. Election and coronation of Stanislaw August Poniatowski (2nd part of 2) ; In: Journal of the Historical Society for the Province of Posen , 7th year, 1892, pp. 1–114

See also

literature

  • Friedrich Andreae: On the history of the Breslau historical seminar. ; In: Journal of the Association for the History of Silesia; ed. v. Erich Randt; Vol. 70, Breslau 1936, pp. 320-328
  • Ernst Bahr: Roepell, Richard. ; In: Old Prussian Biography, ed. on behalf of the Historical Commission for East and West Prussian State Research by Christian Krollmann + Volume II, p. 565; Marburg / Lahn 1969 (1942.1943.1944.)
  • Jakob Caro: Richard Roepell ; in: Chronicle of the Royal University of Breslau 8, 1893, pages 99-105
  • Wojciech Cybulski (1808–1867): History of Poland by Dr. Richard Roepell ; in: Yearbook for Scientific Criticism 1841, Volume II. p. 45
  • Oswald Dammann: Richard Roepell and the Deutsche Zeitung. With an unprinted letter from Roepell to GG Gervinus from April 10-11, 1847 with a short introduction . In: Journal for the History of the Upper Rhine, 1950, (vol. 98); Pp. 307-316
  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft . Vol. 1, Part. 8, Supplement L-Z. Winter, Heidelberg 2014, ISBN 978-3-8253-6051-1 , pp. 207-208.
  • Ludwik Finkel: Ryszard Roepell. Nekrolog (also: Nekrolog Roepella ; <Obituary Richard Roepel>); In: Kwartalnik Historyczny (VIII) 1894. pp. 193–199 - (other information: 1, p. 132)
  • Bruno Gebhardt: Richard Roepell. For the 80th birthday ; In: National Zeitung 1888, No. 583; November 4, 1888, pp. 1 and 2
  • Hubert Gerlich: The influence of the Breslau historian Richard Roepell on the Polish conservative movements in the 19th century (dissertation). Published under the title: Organic Labor and National Unity - Poland and Germany (1830–1880) from the perspective of Richard Roepell . Literatur Verlag, Münster 2004, ISBN 3-8258-7903-8 .
  • Hubert Gerlich: Richard Roepell (1808 - 1893) - German and Polish history viewed from the point of view of the "organic idea". ; In: "My Poland ..." Portraits of German friends of Poland. ; Edited by Krzysztof Ruchniewicz and Marek Zybura; Dresden 2005; P. 199ff.
  • Hahn, Heinrich:  Roepell, Dr. Richard . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, pp. 464-469.
  • Antoni Knot: Ryszard Roepell 1808-1893 ; In: Przeglad Zachodni IX, 1953. pp. 108-168
  • Theodor Hermann Lange: Richard Roepell ; in: Illustrirte Zeitung No. 2629, from November 18, 1893, p. 592
  • Lothar Maier: Richard Roepell as an employee of the "Deutsche Zeitung." Views of an Eastern European historian on the Polish question in the pre-march ; In: Leidinger, Paul (ed.): History and historical consciousness ; Münster 1990, pp. 392-413
  • H. Margraf: IV. The revival of the association by Röpell and its effectiveness under this, Wattenbach and v. Goertz ; In: The Association for the History and Antiquity of Silesia in the first 50 years of its existence , Breslau 1896, p. 27ff. - with the pictures of the five praesides in etchings by H. Wolff.
  • Witold Nowodworski: Ryszard Roepell i stanowisko ... (Richard Roepell and his position in Polish historiography); In: Reprint from the anthology 'Charitas'; Petersburg 1894
  • Adolf Pawinski: Ryszard Roepell . Tygodnik illustrowany (Klosy), 1882, no.320
  • Ludwig Petry: Spiritual Life of the East in the Mirror of Wroclaw University History. In: Walther Hubatsch et al. (Ed.): German universities and colleges in the east. Cologne-Opladen 1964, pp. 87–112, here: p. 100 f.
  • Kazimierz Plebanski: Richard Roepell - (on the occasion of Richard Roepell's 50th doctoral anniversary). In: Tygodnik illustrowany (Klosy), 1884, No. 981 and No. 982
  • Felix Priebatsch: Miszelle. From the memoirs of Richard Röpell ; In: Historische Zeitschrift, issue 128; 1923; Pp. 446-451
  • Fritz Priebatsch: Richard Roepell . In: Schlesische Lebensbilder. Volume I: Silesians of the 19th century (F. Andreae, M. Hippe, O. Schwarzer and H. Wendt, eds.), Korn, Breslau 1922, pp. 164–167 (with a portrait of Roepell after an oil painting).
  • Reimann, Eduard: Secret Government Councilor Professor Dr. Röpell ; In: Journal of the Association for History and Antiquity of Silesia, year 1894, XXVIII, pp. 461–471
  • Eduard Reimann: About Richard Röpell's teaching activities in the first four years of his stay in Breslau ; In: Silesiaca. Festschrift of the Association for the History and Antiquity of Silesia on the seventieth birthday of its President Colmar Grünhagen ; Breslau, E. Morgenstern's Buchhandlung (E. Wohlfahrt), 1898 (April 2)
  • Gerhard Scheuermann: The Breslau Lexicon in two volumes ; Dülmen 1994. Vol. 2, ISBN 3-87466-157-1 , p. 1389 f. Keyword: "Röpell, Richard"
  • Johannes Schultze (Ed.): Two letters from R. Roepell to M. Duncker on the history of the origins of the Prussian Yearbooks ; In: Prussian year books 1921. pp. 1–6
  • Adolf Warschauer: Memories of Richard Roepell - (Lecture given at the meeting held in memory of Richard Roepell on January 9, 1894) - in: Journal of the Historical Society for the Province of Posen, ed. v. Dr. Rodgero Prümers; Posen 1894, (Vol. 9), pp. 159-174
  • Wolfgang Weber: Richard Roepell ; in: Biographical lexicon for historical studies in Germany ; Frankfurt am Main, 1984, p. 481
  • Roscislaw Zerelik: Jeszczo zwiaskach Richarda Roepella ... (Again about Richard Roepell's relations with Polish scholars in the mirror of unknown letters from Alexander Bartowski); In: Sobotka, 1990. pp. 525-535. In: Sobotka, 1990

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 106/80
  2. ↑ Dissertation: Genealogy and possessions of Count Rudolf von Habsburg
  3. ^ Habilitation thesis: De Alberto Waldsteinio Friedlandiae duce proditore
  4. ↑ Truth alone sets free
  5. ^ German biography .
  6. ↑ Rector's speeches (HKM)
personal data
SURNAME Roepell, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian, university professor and rector in Breslau
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Danzig
DATE OF DEATH November 4, 1893
Place of death Wroclaw