Robert Hoeniger
Robert Hoeniger (born June 27, 1855 in Ratibor , Upper Silesia , † October 23, 1929 in Berlin ) was a German historian, non-fiction author and publicist.
Youth and education
Robert Hoeniger studied philosophy at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and wrote the dissertation Course and Spread of the Black Death in Germany from 1348 to 1351 and its connection with the persecution of the Jews and hostage trips in those years in 1881 . In 1888 he received his doctorate in philosophy and taught at the Prussian War Academy and the Berlin School of Commerce . From 1894 he was titular professor , then in 1920 full honorary professor of the Philosophical Faculty at the University of Berlin.
Hoeniger wrote over 35 non-fiction books and 40 publications; primarily about economic and social history in Europe. He studied and evaluated the shrine books on Hohen Strasse in Cologne's Jewish quarter , in the St. Kolumba and St. Laurenz parishes and the scrolls in Andernach .
Robert Hoeniger died on October 23, 1929 at the age of 74 in Berlin as a result of a serious accident. He had been scientifically active to the end. He was buried on October 28, 1929 in the Heerstraße cemetery in today's Berlin-Westend district . The grave has not been preserved.
Works (selection)
- Course and spread of the Black Death in Germany from 1348 to 1351 and its connection with the persecution of the Jews and scourge trips of those years . Grosser, Berlin 1881.
- The Black Death in Germany: A Contribution to the History of the Fourteenth Century . Grosser, Berlin 1882; Reprinted by Walluf 1973.
- The Rotulus of the city of Andernach 1173–1256 . M. DuMont Schauberg , Cologne 1884.
- Cologne shrine documents of the twelfth century: Sources on the legal and economic history of the city of Cologne . E. Weber, Bonn 1884-1894.
- Documents and files from the official archive of the Kolumba parish in Cologne . Cologne 1887.
- Professor Georg von Below's "Detailed Polemics": an epilogue to his work on urban constitutional history . Walther, Berlin 1892.
- The continental barrier and its effects on Germany . L. Simion, Berlin 1905.
- The Thirty Years War and German Culture . Stilke, Berlin 1909.
- Germanness abroad . BG Teubner, Leipzig 1913.
- Germanness abroad before the world war. From nature and the spiritual world . 2 ed., BG Teubner Verlag , Berlin 1918.
- Russia's preparation for world war: based on unpublished Russian documents . ES Mittler, Berlin 1919.
Participation
- with Moritz Stern : The Jewish shrine book of the Laurence Parish in Cologne . L. Simion, Berlin 1888.
- with Adolf Neubauer , Moritz Stern, Siegmund Salfeld : Sources on the history of the Jews in Germany . L. Simion, Berlin 1898.
Publications (selection)
- The origin of the Cologne city constitution . Trier 1883.
- The oldest document from the Cologne Richerzeche . Mevissen magazine, Cologne 1895.
- Bismarck and the future of the German nation. Ceremonial speech at the Berlin Bismarck- Kommers on April 1, 1905 . Publisher of German Voices, Berlin 1905.
- The continental barrier in its historical significance. Two lectures given at the Institute for Oceanography in November 1906 . ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1907.
- The political situation in Europe before the wars of liberation . Lecture given at the Military Society in Berlin on October 23, 1912 . ES Mittler, Berlin 1912.
- Bismark and the German national feeling. Debate at the Bismarck- Kommers in Posen on March 30, 1912 . Silence, Berlin 1912.
- The War Academy in the Wars of Liberation . Debate on the centenary of the Royal Military Academy on March 10, 1913 . Eisenschmidt, Berlin 1913.
literature
- Christian Tilitzki: The Albertus University of Königsberg : Its history from the founding of an empire to the fall of the province of East Prussia . P. 285, Akademie Verlag , Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-05-004312-8 .
- Willi Paul Adams : History in Berlin in the 19th and 20th centuries . P. 494, Verlag Walter de Gruyter , Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-11-012841-1 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Family obituary notice. In: Vossische Zeitung . Friday, October 25, 1929. Morning edition. P. 7.
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 . P. 488.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hoeniger, Robert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian, non-fiction author and publicist |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1855 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ratibor |
DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1929 |
Place of death | Berlin |