Oswald Redlich (17 September 1858, in

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

– 20 January 1944, in Vienna) was an Austrian historian and

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, known for contributions made in the field of auxiliary sciences of history.Plett – Schmidseder
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Biography

He studied history under Julius von Ficker at the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (german: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; la, Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. ...

(1876–79), then studied historical auxiliary sciences with

Theodor von Sickel Theodor von Sickel (18 December 1826 – 21 April 1908) was a German-Austrian historian born in Aken, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia. He specialized in early European medieval history, and is considered to be the founder of modern dipl ...

at the Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung (Institute for Austrian Historical Research) in Vienna (1879–81). From 1881 to 1892 he worked as an archivist in Innsbruck, and in the meantime, obtained his

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...

for historical auxiliary sciences (1887). In 1893 he became an associate professor, and four years later was named a full professor of history and historical auxiliary sciences at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...

. In 1911/12 he served as

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.Redlich, Oswald (1858–1944), Historiker
Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische Dokumentation In 1899 he became a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, serving as its president from 1919 to 1938. From 1926 onward, he was head of the Institute for Austrian Historical Research. He was also a member of the central management of

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and of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. On 17 September 1958 a commemorative stamp honoring the 100th anniversary of his birth was issued in Austria.

Selected works

* ''Archiv-Berichte aus Tirol'' (with

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; 4 volumes, 1888–1912) – Archive reports from Tirol. * ''Zur Geschichte der österreichischen Frage unter König Rudolf'', 1893 – On the history of the Austrian question under King Rudolf I. * ''Die Regesten des Kaiserreichs unter Rudolf, Adolf, Albrecht, Heinrich VII: 1273–1313'' (by

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, new edition by Redlich, 1898) – The Regesta of the Empire under Rudolf, Adolf, Albrecht, Henry VII; 1273–1313. * ''Rudolf von Habsburg: das Deutsche Reich nach dem Untergange des alten Kaisertums'', 1903 –

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; the German empire after the fall of the old empire. * ''Schillers historische Schriften'', 1906 –

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's historical writings. * ''Urkundenlehre'' (3 volumes, 1907–11; with

Wilhelm Erben Wilhelm Erben (3 December 1864, in Salzburg – 7 April 1933, in Graz) was an Austrian historian, known for his work in the field of auxiliary sciences of history and his studies involving the history of medieval warfare. He studied history at ...

Ludwig Schmitz-Kallenberg Ludwig Schmitz-Kallenberg (10 June 1867, in Rheydt – 22 April 1937, in Münster) was a German archivist and historian of Westphalia. He studied history at the University of Freiburg, Münster Academy and Leipzig University, receiving his doctor ...

). * ''Oesterreich-Ungarns Bestimmung'', 1916 –

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destination. * ''Geschichte Österreichs'', 1921 – History of Austria. * ''Das Werden einer Grossmacht. Österreich von 1700 bis 1740'' (7th edition, 1938) – Becoming a great power; Austria in 1700–1740.Redlich, Oswald (1858–1944)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Redlich, Oswald 1858 births 1944 deaths University of Innsbruck alumni Academic staff of the University of Vienna Writers from Innsbruck Austrian archivists 20th-century Austrian historians 19th-century Austrian historians