Joseph Ritter von Aschbach (29 April 1801 – 25 April 1882) was a German historian who studied the

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, writing "''Geschichte der Westgoten''" ("History of the Visigoths") in 1827. Aschbach was born in Höchst (Frankfurt am Main). He initially studied

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and philosophy at the

University of Heidelberg } Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...

, but his focus soon turned to history, being influenced by

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. Since 1823 he was professor at the gymnasium of

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. He became a professor of history at the

University of Bonn The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine U ...

in 1842, and later filled the same position at the

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(1853). Within two years he became a member of the Vienna Academy of Sciences. He was

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in 1870. Joseph Ritter von Aschbach
@ The Original Catholic Encyclopedia Aschbach died in

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Written works

* ''Geschichte der Westgoten'' (History of the

), 1827. * ''Geschichte der Omajjaden in Spanien'' (History of the

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in Spain), two volumes, 1829-1830. * ''Geschichte Spaniens und Portugals zur Zeit der Herrschaft der Almorawiden und Almohaden'' (History of Spain and Portugal during the reign of

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and Almohades), two volumes, 1833–1837. * ''Geschichte der Heruler und Gepiden'' (History of Heruli and Gepidi), 1835. * ''Geschichte Kaiser Sigismunds'' (History of

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), four volumes, 1838–1845. * ''Urkundliche Geschichte der Grafen von Wertheim'' (Documentary history of the counts of Wertheim), two volumes, 1843. * ''Allgemeine Kirchenlexikon'' (General church dictionary) editor, four volumes, 1846–1850. * ''Geschichte der Wiener Universität'', (History of the University of Vienna), three volumes, 1865/1877/postum 1885. * ''Roswitha und Konrad Celtes'' ( Hrotsvitha and

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), second edition in 1868.

References

* List of Aschbach's written works from the "German Wikipedia".

External links

* http://www.peter-hug.ch/lexikon/01_0902#N0050
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