Sigmund Riezler or Siegmund Riezler (after 1900 von Riezler; 2 May or 5 May 1843 in

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– 28 January 1927 in Ambach) was a German historian. Ruhmeshalle Muenchen Sigmund von Riezler Geschichtsschreiber-1

Biography

He was educated at the University of Munich, and became a docent in 1869, and after ten years as head of the archives and library of

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was made court and city librarian in Munich, in 1883, and director of the

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in 1885.

Works

His works, dealing for the most part with

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n history, include: ''Das Herzogtum Bayern zur Zeit Heinrichs des Löwen'' (1867, with

Karl Theodor von Heigel Karl Theodor von Heigel (23 August 1842 in Munich – 23 March 1915 in Munich) was a German historian. He was the brother of novelist Karl August von Heigel. He studied history at the University of Munich, obtaining his habilitation for histo ...

), ''Der Kreuzzug Kaiser Friedrichs I.'' (1869), the great ''Geschichte Baierns'' (8 volumes, 1878–1932), ''Die bayrische Politik im Schmalkaldischen Kriege'' (1895), and ''Geschichte der Hexenprozesse in Bayern'' (1896).Sigmund Ritter von Riezler
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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Riezler, Sigmund von 1843 births 1927 deaths 19th-century German historians Writers from Munich Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni German male non-fiction writers