Karl Joseph Obser (16 January 1860,

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

– 21 January 1944, Karlsruhe) was a German

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and

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, largely known for his studies on the history of

Baden Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine. History The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden is ...

during the 18th and early 19th century. He studied law, history and

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at the universities of

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

and

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, obtaining his doctorate in 1883 with a dissertation on

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English church history. In 1888 he began work as an assessor at the ''Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe'' (General State Archives at Karlsruhe), where from 1906 to 1924 he served as its director.Karl Joseph Obser
Stadtlexikon - Karlsruhe In 1888 he became a full member of the Baden Historical Commission. From 1897 to 1927 he was on the editorial board of the ''Zeitschrift für die Geschichte des Oberrheins'', a journal in which he was the author of numerous historical articles.Karl Obser
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Selected works

* ''Wilfrid der Ältere Bischof von York. Ein Beitrag zur angelsächsischen Geschichte des 7. Jahrhunderts''. Karlsruhe 1884 –

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, Bishop of

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. A contribution to the

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of the 7th century. * ''Politische Correspondenz Karl Friedrichs von Baden: 1783 – 1806'', Teil 1-6, Heidelberg 1888-1915 (editor; with Bernhard Erdmannsdörffer) – Political correspondence of

Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden Charles Frederick (22 November 1728 – 10 June 1811) was Margrave, Elector and later Grand Duke of Baden (initially only Margrave of Baden-Durlach) from 1738 until his death. Biography Born at Karlsruhe, he was the son of Hereditary Prince Frede ...

. * "Bonaparte, Jean Debry und der Rastatter Gesandtenmord", in: ''Zeitschrift für die Geschichte des Oberrheins'', 48. Jg. 1894, S. 49-78 –

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

Jean Debry Jean-Antoine-Joseph de Bry, also spelled Debry (; 25 November 1760 – 6 January 1834), was a French politician of the French Revolution. He served as President of the National Convention (21 March 1793 – 4 April 1793), and is famous for the s ...

and the

Rastatt Rastatt () is a town with a Baroque core, District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in the Upper Rhine Plain on the Murg river, above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of around 50,000 (2011). Rastatt was an ...

murders. * ''Erinnerungen aus dem Hofleben'', Heidelberg 1902 (editor) – Memoirs of Freiin Karoline von Freystedt. * ''Savigny und die Wiederbelebung der juristischen Studien in Heidelberg unter Grossherzog Karl Friedrich'', 1903 – Savigny and the revival of legal studies in Heidelberg under Grand Duke Karl Friedrich. * ''Voltaires Beziehungen zu der Markgräfin Karoline Luise von Baden-Durlach und dem Karlsruher Hofe'', 1903 –

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's relationship with the Margravine Karoline Luise of Baden-Durlach and the Karlsruhe court. * ''Denkwürdigkeiten des Markgrafen Wilhelm von Baden'', Heidelberg 1906 (editor) – Memoirs of the

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. * ''Frau von Krüdener in der Schweiz und im badischen Seekreis'', in: Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung, 39. Jg. 1910, S. 79–93 –

Barbara von Krüdener Beate Barbara Juliane Freifrau von Krüdener (née Freiin von Vietinghoff genannt Scheel; ), often called by her formal French name, Madame de Krüdener, was a Baltic German religious mystic, author, and Pietist Lutheran theologian who exerted ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and in Baden Seekreis. * ''Quellen zur Bau- und Kunstgeschichte des Ueberlinger Muensters'', Karlsruhe 1917 – Sources in regards to the architecture and

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of the

Überlingen Überlingen is a German city on the northern shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee) in Baden-Württemberg near the border with Switzerland. After the city of Friedrichshafen, it is the second largest city in the Bodenseekreis (district), and a cent ...

churches. * ''Jugenderinnerungen'', 1826–1847, (editor) 1921 – Youthful memoirs of

Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden Frederick I (german: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig; 9 September 1826 – 28 September 1907) was the Grand Duke of Baden from 1858 to 1907. Life Frederick was born in Karlsruhe, Baden, on 9 September 1826. He was the third son of Leopold, Gra ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Obser, Karl 1860 births 1944 deaths Heidelberg University alumni Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni Writers from Karlsruhe German archivists 19th-century German historians 20th-century German historians