Rochus Wilhelm Traugott Heinrich Ferdinand Freiherr von Liliencron (born 8 December 1820 in

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, d. 5 March 1912 in

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) was a Germanist and historian, known for his collection of German ''

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er'' (folk songs), published in five volumes in 1865–1869, and as the editor of the biographical reference work ''

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'' (ADB), published 1875–1912. He studied

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and

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at the

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, law and history at the

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, then returned to the Kiel, where he studied

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under

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. In 1846 he received his PhD with a thesis on

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Niedhart von Reuenthal's ''Höfische Dorfpoesie''. In 1850/51 he served as chair of

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at Kiel, and in 1852 was named associate professor of

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at the

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.Liliencron, Rochus Freiherr von
at Deutsche Biographie In 1869 he joined the editorial board of the ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' on behalf of the historical commission at the

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. From 1875 to 1912, 56 volumes of the ADB were published.Neue Deutsche Biographie
/ref> From 1900 to 1912, he served as chairman of the Prussian ''Musikgeschichtliche Kommission''. Under his chairmanship, the commission made public 42 volumes of '' Denkmäler deutscher Tonkunst'' ("Monuments of German musical art").

References

*Hans Jürgen Rieckenberg: 'Rochus, Freiherr von Liliencron' in: ''

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'' (NDB), vol. 14, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1985, 553–556.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liliencron, Rochus von 1820 births 1912 deaths Academic staff of the University of Kiel University of Kiel alumni Academic staff of the University of Jena Humboldt University of Berlin alumni German philologists German scholars People from Plön (district)