Julius Ludwig Friedrich Weizsäcker (13 February 1828 in
Öhringen – 3 September 1889 in
Bad Kissingen) was a German historian. He specialized in
medieval history and
early modern history. A member of the distinguished
Weizsäcker family, his brother was the Protestant theologian
Karl Heinrich Weizsäcker.
He studied
theology and history at the
University of Tübingen, obtaining his
habilitation
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in 1859. He was successively a professor of history at the universities of
Erlangen (from 1863), Tübingen (from 1867),
Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
(from 1872),
Göttingen (from 1876) and
Berlin (from 1881).
Published works
* ''Der Kampf gegen den Chorepiskopat des fränkischen Reiches im 9. Jahrhundert'', 1859 – The struggle against the Chorepiscopate of the
Frankish Empire in the 9th century.
* ''Der Rheinische Bund von 1254'', 1879 – The Rhenish League of 1254.
He was an editor of the ''Reichstagsakten'' (Reichstag files of the
Holy Roman Empire).
Deutsche Reichstagsakten
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1828 births
1889 deaths
People from Öhringen
People from the Kingdom of Württemberg
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19th-century German historians
19th-century German male writers
University of Tübingen alumni
Academic staff of the University of Tübingen
Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin
German male non-fiction writers