Wilhelm Drumann

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Wilhelm Karl August Drumann (born June 11, 1786 in Danstedt near Halberstadt , † July 29, 1861 in Königsberg in Prussia ) was a German historian .

Life

Drumann first began studying theology and philosophy at the University of Halle . After receiving his doctorate in Helmstedt in 1810, he worked as a teacher at the pedagogy in the Francke Foundations in Halle and qualified as a professor at the University of Ancient History there in 1812. In 1817 he was appointed associate professor at the University of Königsberg , three years later he was appointed third librarian at the university library there and finally received a full professorship in 1821.

In Königsberg, the founder of the historical seminar there, Friedrich Wilhelm Schubert, was the sole leader of the seminar. His colleagues Drumann and Johannes Voigt were not involved. Georg Voigt and Ferdinand Gregorovius were among his most important students at the university there . One year after his death, Karl Wilhelm Nitzsch was appointed. The seminar was given dual leadership in 1869 after Wilhelm Maurenbrecher , previously a professor in Dorpat , was appointed to Königsberg at Nitzsch's instigation .

In Königsberg, the philologist Christian August Lobeck was one of Drumann's friends, although the political views of the two diverged greatly. Lobeck was decidedly liberal, while Drumann saw himself as a conservative monarchist.

His daughter Mathilde (1824–1865) married the young entrepreneur Werner Siemens , who founded the Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske in Berlin in 1847 and was a cousin of Drumann's wife Sophie, born in 1852 . Mehliss was.

Work and effect

Drumann's works on ancient history were influenced by Friedrich August Wolf and Edward Gibbon . His most important work is the history of Rome in its transition from the republican to the monarchical constitution, or: Pompey, Caesar, Cicero and their contemporaries. 6 vols. Königsberg 1834-1844. Although this work is by no means insignificant for ancient history , Drumann's Roman story is nowhere near as well known as that of Theodor Mommsen . In addition to his Roman history, Drumann wrote a story about Pope Boniface VIII. What was comparatively new was the fact that Drumann tried to address the social lower classes of Greek and Roman antiquity . In doing so, he effectively introduced a kind of social history into ancient history. As a rule, these have appeared in historiography on the sidelines of political events. It is unmistakable that he projected his present onto this time.

Works

(Selection)

  • with Paul Groebe: History of Rome in its transition from the republican to the monarchical constitution, or: Pompey, Caesar, Cicero and their contemporaries . 6 volumes. Königsberg 1834–1844 (2nd edition: Leipzig 1899–1929; reprint: Olms, Hildesheim 1964)
  • History of Bonifacius VIII. 2 volumes. Koenigsberg 1852.
  • The workers and communists in Greece and Rome . Königsberg 1860 (Reprint: Amsterdam 1968)
  • An attempt at a history of the decline of the Greek states. Berlin 1820, in the Nicolaische Buchhandlung.
  • Historical antiquarian studies on Egypt or the inscription from Rosette . Koenigsberg 1823.

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personal data
SURNAME Drumann, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Drumann, Wilhelm Karl August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1786
PLACE OF BIRTH Danstedt near Halberstadt
DATE OF DEATH July 29, 1861
Place of death Koenigsberg