Franz Xaver von Wegele (29 October 1823, in

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– 17 October 1897, in

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) was a German

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...

, largely known for his studies on the history of

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and the

University of Würzburg The Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg (also referred to as the University of Würzburg, in German ''Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg'') is a public research university in Würzburg, Germany. The University of Würzburg is one of ...

Education and career

He studied history at the universities of

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and

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, where his influences were Friedrich Christoph Schlosser, Ludwig Häusser and

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. In 1849 he obtained his habilitation at the

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, and two years later became an associate professor of history. In 1857 he relocated to the University of Würzburg as a full professor. In 1863 he was named university rector.

Selected works

* ''Dante’s Leben und Werke : kulturgeschichtlich dargest.'', 1852 –

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's life and works. Cultural historical depiction. * ''Annales Reinhardsbrunnenses'', (as editor) 1854 – Annals of

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. * ''Arnold von Selenhofen, Erzbischof von Mainz (1153–1160)'', (1855) –

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, Archbishop of Mainz. * ''Zur Literatur und Kritik der Fränkischen Necrologien'', 1864 – Literature and critique of Franconian necrologies. * ''Friedrich der Freidige, Markgraf von Meißen, Landgraf von Thüringen, und die Wettiner seiner Zeit : 1247 - 1325'', (1870) – Friedrich the Brave, Margrave of

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, Landgrave of Thuringia, and the Wettiner of his time. * ''Kaiser Friedrich I., Barbarossa'', 1871 –

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. * ''Graf Otto von Hennenberg-Botenlauben und sein Geschlecht (1180–1250)'', (1875) –

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and his lineage. * ''Göthe als Historiker'', 1876 –

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as an historian. * ''Geschichte der Universität Wirzburg'' (2 parts), 1882 – History of the University of Würzburg. * ''Geschichte der deutschen Historiographie seit dem Auftreten des Humanismus'', 1885 – History of German

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since the advent of

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. Wegele was the author of many articles in the ''

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wegele, Franz Xaver von 1823 births 1897 deaths Academic staff of the University of Jena Academic staff of the University of Würzburg Heidelberg University alumni Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni People from Landsberg am Lech German medievalists Goethe scholars