Emil von Ottenthal (15 June 1855, in

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– 5 February 1931, in

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) was an Austrian historian and

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. He studied history under

Alfons Huber Alfons Huber (born 14 October 1834 in Fügen, Zillerthal (county of Tyrol, Tyrol); died 23 November 1898 in Vienna) was an Austrian historian. Life After finishing his gymnasium studies in Hall in Tirol, Hall and Innsbruck, he studied history und ...

at the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (german: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; la, Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. ...

and with

Theodor von Sickel Theodor von Sickel (18 December 1826 – 21 April 1908) was a German-Austrian historian born in Aken, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia. He specialized in early European medieval history, and is considered to be the founder of modern dipl ...

at the Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung (Institute for Austrian Historical Research) in

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. In 1880 he obtained his

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for history at Innsbruck, and from 1882 was associated with the Austrian Historical Institute in

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. From 1888 to 1912, with

Oswald Redlich Oswald Redlich (17 September 1858, in Innsbruck – 20 January 1944, in Vienna) was an Austrian historian and archivist, known for contributions made in the field of auxiliary sciences of history.Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

").Ottenthaler von Ottenthal, Emil (1855-1931)
Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische Dokumentation
In:

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In 1889 he became an associate professor at the University of Innsbruck, where in 1893 he attained a full professorship. In 1904 he succeeded

Engelbert Mühlbacher Engelbert Mühlbacher (4 October 1843 – 17 July 1903) was an Austrian historian. Born in Gresten, he received his classical education in Linz, Upper Austria being his family's home region. In 1862 he became a novice among the Austin Canons ...

as professor and director of the Institute for Austrian Historical Research in Vienna. From 1904 to 1926 he was a member of the central management of

Monumenta Germaniae Historica The ''Monumenta Germaniae Historica'' (''MGH'') is a comprehensive series of carefully edited and published primary sources, both chronicle and archival, for the study of Northwestern and Central European history from the end of the Roman Empire ...

Selected works

* ''Regulae Cancellariae apostolicae. Die päpstlichen Kanzleiregeln von Johannes XXII. bis Nicolaus V.'', 1888 – Regulae Cancellariae apostolicae; the papal chancellory of

John XXII Pope John XXII ( la, Ioannes PP. XXII; 1244 – 4 December 1334), born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse), was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death in December 1334. He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope, elected by ...

Nicholas V Pope Nicholas V ( la, Nicholaus V; it, Niccolò V; 13 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455. Pope Eugene made ...

. * ''Die Regesten des Kaiserreichs unter den Herrschern aus dem Sächsischen Hause 919–1024'' (by

Johann Friedrich Böhmer Johann Friedrich Böhmer (22 April 179522 October 1863) was a German historian. His historical work was chiefly concerned with collecting and tabulating charters and other imperial documents of the Middle Ages. This work in turn cites: * Johannes ...

, new edition by Ottenthal; 6 parts, 1893–) – The Regesta of the Empire among the rulers of

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

, 919–1024. * ''Das K.K. Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung 1854–1904'' (1904) – The Royal Institute of Austrian history research in 1854–1904. * ''Das Memoirenhafte in Geschichtsquellen des früheren Mittelalters'', 1905 – On history sources of the earlier Middle Ages. * ''Die gefälschten Magdeburger Diplome und Melchior Goldast'', 1919 – The counterfeit

Magdeburg Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdebur ...

document and

Melchior Goldast Melchior Goldast von Haiminsfeld (Goldastus) (6 January 1576 or 1578, Switzerland – Gießen, Germany, 1635) was a Swiss jurist and an industrious though uncritical collector of documents relating to the medieval history and constitution of German ...

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(published works)

References

1855 births 1931 deaths People from Sand in Taufers Academic staff of the University of Innsbruck University of Innsbruck alumni Academic staff of the University of Vienna 20th-century Austrian historians Austrian archivists 19th-century Austrian historians Historians from Austria-Hungary {{Austria-bio-stub