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Mommsen is a surname, and may refer to one of a family of German historians, see Mommsen family: * Theodor Mommsen (1817–1903), classical scholar, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature * Hans Mommsen (1930–2015), historian known for arguing a functionalist explanation of the Holocaust * Wolfgang Mommsen (1930–2004), historian of 19th- and 20th-century Britain and Germany See also * Momsen Momsen may refer to: * Charles Momsen (1896–1967), American pioneer in submarine rescue for the United States Navy * Richard Paul Momsen (1891–1965), American/Brazilian lawyer, US Consul General in Rio de Janeiro *Taylor Momsen (born 1993), Am ... (especially Charles Momsen) {{surname, Mommsen German-language surnames Low German surnames Patronymic surnames ...
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Theodor Mommsen
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (; 30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century. His work regarding Roman history is still of fundamental importance for contemporary research. He received the 1902 Nobel Prize in Literature for being "the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work, '' A History of Rome''", after having been nominated by 18 members of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. He was also a prominent German politician, as a member of the Prussian and German parliaments. His works on Roman law and on the law of obligations had a significant impact on the German civil code. Life Mommsen was born to German parents in Garding in the Duchy of Schleswig in 1817, then ruled by the king of Denmark, and grew up in Bad Oldesloe in Holstein, where his fat ...
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Hans Mommsen
Hans Mommsen (5 November 1930 – 5 November 2015) was a German historian, known for his studies in German social history, and for his functionalist interpretation of the Third Reich, especially for arguing that Adolf Hitler was a weak dictator. Descended from Nobel Prizewinning historian Theodor Mommsen, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Life and career Mommsen was born in Marburg, the child of the historian Wilhelm Mommsen and great-grandson of the historian of Rome Theodor Mommsen.Menke, Martin, "Mommsen, Hans", pages 826–827 from ''The Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing'', edited by Kelly Boyd, Volume 2, London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishing, 1999, page 826 He was the twin brother of historian Wolfgang Mommsen. He studied German, history and philosophy at the University of Heidelberg, the University of Tübingen and the University of Marburg. Mommsen served as professor at Tübingen (1960–1961), Heidelberg (1963–1968) and at the Univ ...
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Wolfgang Mommsen
Wolfgang Justin Mommsen (; 5 November 1930 – 11 August 2004) was a German historian. He was the twin brother of historian Hans Mommsen. Biography Wolfgang Mommsen was born in Marburg, the son of the historian Wilhelm Mommsen and great-grandson of the Roman historian Theodor Mommsen. He was educated at the University of Marburg, the University of Cologne, and the University of Leeds between 1951 and 1959. He was assistant professor at the University of Cologne (1959–1967) and full professor University of Düsseldorf (1967–1996); he directed the German Historical Institute in London between 1978 and 1985. In 1965, he married Sabine von Schalburg, with whom he had four children. Mommsen wrote a biography of Max Weber in 1958. His dissertation, on Max Weber and German politics, published in English in 1984, revolutionized the "understanding of the 20th century's most influential sociologist by setting him firmly in the context of his times, and showing him to be a liberal na ...
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Mommsen Family
The Mommsen family is a German family of influential historians. *Jens Mommsen (1783–1851) ∞ Sophie Elisabeth Krumbhaar (1792–1855) **Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903), 1902 Nobel Laureate in Literature ∞ Marie Reimer (1832–1907) ***Marie Mommsen (1855–1936) ∞ Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (1848–1931) ***Karl Mommsen (1861–1922) ****Wilhelm Mommsen (1892–1966) *****Wolfgang Mommsen (1930–2004) ∞ Sabine von Schalburg, other *****Hans Mommsen Hans Mommsen (5 November 1930 – 5 November 2015) was a German historian, known for his studies in German social history, and for his functionalist interpretation of the Third Reich, especially for arguing that Adolf Hitler was a weak dictator. ... (1930-2015) ∞ Margaretha Reindl ***Ernst Mommsen (1863–1930) ∞ Klara Weber (1875–1953) ****Theodor Ernst Mommsen (1905–1958) ****Ernst Wolf Mommsen (1910–1979) ***Hans Georg Mommsen (1873–1941) ****Wolfgang A. Mommsen (1907–1986) ∞ Ingeborg Mend (1921–1992 ...
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Momsen
Momsen may refer to: * Charles Momsen (1896–1967), American pioneer in submarine rescue for the United States Navy * Richard Paul Momsen (1891–1965), American/Brazilian lawyer, US Consul General in Rio de Janeiro *Taylor Momsen (born 1993), American actress, musician and model *Tony Momsen (1928–1994), American football center in the National Football League See also * Momsen lung, primitive underwater rebreather used before and during World War II by American submariners as emergency escape gear *, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy * Mom Song (other) * Mommsen *Monson (surname) Monson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ander Monson, American novelist, poet, and nonfiction writer *Dan Monson (born 1961), American college basketball head coach; son of Don Monson * David Smith Monson (born 1945), U.S. Re ...
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German-language Surnames
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic group, such as Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language after English, which is also a West Germanic language. German is one of the major ...
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