Wilhelm Weissenborn
Wilhelm August Adam Weißenborn (born November 23, 1803 in Riethnordhausen ; † November 5, 1878 in Eisenach ) was a German theologian , philologist , historian , politician and member of the Frankfurt National Assembly .
Life
Wilhelm Weißenborn was the son of pastor Johann Georg Weißenborn (1759–1806) and Maria Wilhelmina geb. Voppel (1778-1819). After the early death of his father, he moved with his mother to their place of birth, Dankmarshausen near Eisenach. His mother married the teacher Johann Adam Hagelgans for the second time in 1810. Wilhelm Weißenborn first attended elementary school in Dankmarshausen and then the grammar school in Eisenach, which he graduated two years after the death of his mother.
From 1821 to 1825 he studied Protestant theology, philology and history in Jena , where he received his doctorate in 1825. theol. received his doctorate. Among his professors were Karl Wilhelm Göttling , Heinrich Luden and Ludwig Friedrich Otto Baumgarten-Crusius . In Jena he joined the Burgkeller fraternity in 1821 .
After completing his studies, he worked as a private tutor in Paris , and in 1826 he went to Ruhla to do the same . From 1826 to 1827 he was employed as a teacher in Hofwil . In 1827/28 he was a collaborator in the Georgenkirche and teacher at the girls' school in Eisenach. In 1828/29 he was representative of the pastor in Oberweid . From 1828 to 1879 he worked as a high school professor in Eisenach.
In 1848/49 he was a member of the Frankfurt Paulskirche parliament for the constituency 2. Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (Eisenach) . He was a member of the Württemberger Hof parliamentary group .
In 1850 he became a member of the Erfurt Parliament and in 1870 he became a member of the Hofrat . He was also a member of Eisenach's city council from 1870 to 1873. In 1873 he retired.
His commentaries on Ab urbe condita des Titus Livius belong to the standard works of Livius research up to the present day.
The mathematician Hermann Weißenborn (1830-1896) was his son.
Honors
- Dr. phil. honorary in Jena (1838)
- Honorary citizen of Eisenach
Works
- Wilhelm Weissenborn: Titi Livi Ab urbe condita libri . Complete edition, Leipzig 1860–1885.
- Wilhelm Weissenborn: Titi Livi Ab urbe condita libri . Iterum recognovit Wilhelm Weissenborn. 6 parts, Leipzig 1860–1885.
- Wilhelm Weissenborn: T. Livii from urbe condita libri . 10 vols., Comments, Weidmann edition, Leipzig / Berlin 1853–1866.
- Wilhelm Weissenborn, M. Mueller, Otto Rossbach : T. Livi Ab urbe condita libri . Bde., Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana, Stuttgart 1972-1973.
- Latin School Grammar , 1838
literature
- Peter Kaupp : fraternity member in the Paulskirche. Brochure of the Society for Fraternity Research in History, 1999, p. 118.
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Volume 6: T-Z. Winter, Heidelberg 2005, ISBN 3-8253-5063-0 , p. 244.
- Rainer Koch (Ed.): The Frankfurt National Assembly 1848/49. An encyclopedia of the members of the German Constituent Assembly. Kunz, Kelkheim 1989, ISBN 3-923420-10-2 .
- Best / Weege: Biographical manual of the members of the Frankfurt National Assembly
- Gustav Emil Lothholz: Weissenborn, Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, pp. 605-608.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weissenborn, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weißenborn, Wilhelm August Adam (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian, historian, philologist and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riethnordhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 1878 |
| Place of death | Eisenach |