Wilhelm Liebenam

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Wilhelm Liebenam (also Willy Liebenam , born July 15, 1859 in Eisleben , † September 9, 1918 in Gotha ) was a German ancient historian and high school teacher.

Life

Liebenam studied classical philology and history at the universities of Jena , Tübingen , Berlin and Bonn . He was most influenced by the ancient historians Heinrich Gelzer (Jena) and Arnold Dietrich Schaefer (Bonn), from whom he was awarded a Dr. phil. received his doctorate . During his studies he became a member of the Teutonia Jena fraternity in 1879 and of the Germania Tübingen fraternity in 1880 .

After graduating, Liebenam worked as a high school teacher. He carried out his scientific work on the side. On May 7, 1886 , he qualified as a professor for ancient history at the University of Jena and has since held lectures on a part-time basis. On July 7, 1890 he was appointed associate professor (without salary). He continued to work at the University of Jena, even after he went to Gotha as a senior teacher (later high school professor) in 1899 . During the First World War he was the only representative of ancient history at the University of Jena, as the professor Walther Judeich served at the front.

Liebenam's research was devoted to Roman history from the Republic to the Imperial Era. He presented numerous studies on military, club and administrative history and wrote review articles for the real encyclopedia of classical antiquity . His work was fundamental to research into ancient history in the 20th century.

Fonts (selection)

  • Qvaestionvm epigraphicarvm de imperii Romani administratione capita selecta. Bonn 1882 (dissertation; digitized version ).
  • Contributions to the administrative history of the Roman Empire. Volume 1: The career of the procurators up to the time of Diocletian. Passarge, Jena 1886, ( digitized version ).
  • Research on the administrative history of the Roman Empire. Volume 1: The legates in the Roman provinces from Augustus to Diocletian. Teubner, Leipzig 1888, ( digitized version ).
  • On the history and organization of Roman associations. Three examinations. Teubner, Leipzig 1890, ( digitized version ).
  • City administration in the Roman Empire. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1900, ( digitized ).
  • Fasti Consulares Imperii Romani. From 30 BC BC to AD 565. With list of emperors and appendix (= small texts for theological and philological lectures and exercises. 41/43, ZDB -ID 520652-2 ). Marcus and Weber, Bonn 1909, ( digitized ).

literature

  • Ernst Piltz: Lecturer album of the University of Jena 1858 to 1908. Directory of the professors and private lecturers of the Grand Ducal Ducal Saxon University of Jena in the first half of the fourth century of its existence. G. Neuenhahn, Jena 1908, p. 26.
  • Historical yearbook . Volume 39 (1919), p. 417.
  • German biographical yearbook . Volume 2 (1928), p. 697.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hugo Böttger (ed.): Directory of the old fraternity members according to the status of the winter semester 1911/12. Berlin 1912, p. 121.

Web links

Wikisource: Wilhelm Liebenam  - Sources and full texts
personal data
SURNAME Dear, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dear me, Willy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ancient historian
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Eisleben
DATE OF DEATH September 9, 1918
Place of death Gotha