Karl Theodor von Heigel (23 August 1842 in Munich – 23 March 1915 in Munich) was a German historian. He was the brother of novelist Karl August von Heigel.
Karl Theodor von Heigel | |
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Born | Munich, Germany | 23 August 1842
Died | 23 March 1915 Munich, Germany | (aged 72)
Alma mater | University of Munich |
Occupation | Historian |
Relatives | Karl August von Heigel (brother) |
He studied history at the University of Munich, obtaining his habilitation for history in 1873. In 1879 he became an associate professor, and several years later, a full professor at the Polytechnic Institute in Munich. In 1885 he was appointed professor and director of the historical seminary at the university.[1]
In 1876 he became a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. With Hermann von Grauert, he was editor of the Historische Abhandlungen (from 1891).[1]
Selected works
edit- Das Herzogthum Bayern zur Zeit Heinrichs des Löwen und Ottos I. von Wittelsbach (with Sigmund von Riezler, 1867) – The Duchy of Bavaria at the time of Henry the Lion and Otto I of Wittelsbach.
- Ludwig I. König von Bayern, 1872 – Ludwig I of Bavaria.
- Der Oesterreichische Erbfolgestreit und die Kaiserwahl Karls VII, 1877 – The Austrian Succession dispute and the imperial election of Charles VII.
- Die Wittelsbacher. Festschrift zur Feier des siebenhundertjährigen Regierungs-Jubiläums des Hauses Wittelsbach, 1880 – The Wittelsbacher. Festschrift in honor of 700 years of the Wittelsbach dynasty.
- Münchens Geschichte 1158–1806, 1880 – Munich history from 1158 to 1806.
- Quellen und Abhandlungen zur neuern Geschichte Bayerns (2 volumes, 1884–90) – Sources and essays on the modern history of Bavaria.[2]
He was the author of many biographies in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b The New international encyclopædia, Volume 9 edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby
- ^ Karl Theodor von Heigel de.Wikisource
- ^ Kategorie:ADB:Autor:Karl Theodor von Heigel at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie