The Mommsen family is a German family of influential historians.
*Jens Mommsen (1783–1851) ∞ Sophie Elisabeth Krumbhaar (1792–1855)
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Theodor Mommsen
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (; 30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th cent ...
(1817-1903), 1902
Nobel Laureate in Literature
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, awarded_for = Outstanding contributions in literature
, presenter = Swedish Academy
, holder = Annie Ernaux (2022)
, location = Stockholm, Sweden
, year = 1901
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∞ Marie Reimer (1832–1907)
***Marie Mommsen (1855–1936) ∞
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Enno Friedrich Wichard Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (22 December 1848 – 25 September 1931) was a German classical philologist. Wilamowitz, as he is known in scholarly circles, was a renowned authority on Ancient Greece and its literature ...
(1848–1931)
***Karl Mommsen (1861–1922)
****Wilhelm Mommsen (1892–1966)
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Wolfgang Mommsen
Wolfgang Justin Mommsen (; 5 November 1930 – 11 August 2004) was a German historian. He was the twin brother of historian Hans Mommsen.
Biography
Wolfgang Mommsen was born in Marburg, the son of the historian Wilhelm Mommsen and great-grands ...
(1930–2004) ∞ Sabine von Schalburg, other
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Hans Mommsen
Hans Mommsen (5 November 1930 – 5 November 2015) was a German historian, known for his studies in German social history, and for his functionalist interpretation of the Third Reich, especially for arguing that Adolf Hitler was a weak dictator. ...
(1930-2015) ∞ Margaretha Reindl
***Ernst Mommsen (1863–1930) ∞ Klara Weber (1875–1953)
****Theodor Ernst Mommsen (1905–1958)
****Ernst Wolf Mommsen (1910–1979)
***Hans Georg Mommsen (1873–1941)
****Wolfgang A. Mommsen (1907–1986) ∞ Ingeborg Mend (1921–1992)
**Tycho Mommsen (1819–1900) ∞ Franziska de Boor (1824–1902)
**August Mommsen (1821–1913)
Further reading
* Köpf, Peter (2004). ''Die Mommsens. Von 1848 bis heute - die Geschichte einer Familie ist die Geschichte der Deutschen'', Hamburg: Europa-Verlag.
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German families
Burials at Frankfurt Main Cemetery