Theodor Olshausen (1802–1869) was a German author, journalist and politician, prominent in the Patriotic Party of

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...

. He lived and worked for over a decade in the United States.

Biography

Olshausen was born at

Glückstadt Glückstadt (; da, Lykstad) is a town in the Steinburg district of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Lower Elbe at the confluence of the small Rhin river, about northwest of Altona. Glückstadt is part of the ...

, studied law at

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...

and

Jena Jena () is a German city and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, while the city itself has a popu ...

, and, for his part in the demagogic disturbances, was forced to live in France and

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 ...

until 1830. Then he settled in Kiel, and became an ardent advocate of the independence of the provinces. He was imprisoned in 1846 for his bold opposition, but his influence was all the stronger in the Revolution of 1848, and he became a member of the provisional Government, resigning to enter the Diet. In 1851 he was excluded from the amnesty, went to America, and lived in New York City and

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

. In the latter city, he was the editor-in-chief of the ''

Westliche Post ''Westliche Post'' (literally ''"Western Post"'') was a German-language daily newspaper published in St. Louis, Missouri. The ''Westliche Post'' was Republican in politics. Carl Schurz was a part owner for a time, and served as a U.S. Senator f ...

'' during the

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. In 1865, he returned to Hamburg. He died there in 1869.

Writings

* ''Entwurf einer Bittschrift an deutsche Fürsten''. Zweite, mit einer Nachschrift vermehrte Auflage. Commission der Universitäts-Buchhandlung, Kiel 1830
CAU Kiel
* ''Das Dänische Königsgesetz. Das ist das fortwährend geltende Grundgesetz für das Königreich Dänemark. Nach der dänischen officiellen Ausgabe übersetzt und mit einer historischen Einleitung und einer Schlussbemerkung versehen''. Baurmeister & Griem, Kiel 1838
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* ''Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika im Jahre 1852. Eine statistische Übersicht mit besonderer Rücksicht auf deutsche Auswanderer zusammengestellt''. Akademische Buchhandlung, Kiel 1853
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* ''Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Geographisch und statistisch beschrieben.'' Akademische Buchhandlung, Kiel. ** ''Das

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

-Thal im Allgemeinen. Theil I, Das Mississippi-Thal und die einzelnen Staaten des Mississippi-Thals geographisch und statistisch beschrieben.'' 185
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** ''Der Staat

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geographisch und statistisch beschrieben''. Band 2. Hälfte 1. 185
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** ''Der Staat Iowa mit einer colorirten Karte geographisch und statistisch beschreiben''- Band 2. Hälfte 2. 1855
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* ''Karte des Staates

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

nach den besten Hülfsmitteln bearbeitet''. Lithographie Anstalt von H. Cordts. Akademische Buchhandlung, Kiel 1855. (Aus ''Der Staat Iowa mit einer colorirten Karte geographisch und statistisch beschreiben von Theodor Olshausen'') * ''Geschichte der Mormonen oder Jüngsten-Tages-Heiligen in Nordamerika''. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 185
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* ''Die deutsche Lebensfrage. Von Freunden deutscher Freiheit und Einheit in der Schweiz''. Zürich 1866.

Family

He was a brother of orientalist

Justus Olshausen Justus Olshausen (9 May 1800, Hohenfelde – 28 December 1882) was a German orientalist who made contributions to Semitic and Iranian philology. Biography Olshausen was born in Hohenfelde, and studied at Kiel, Berlin and Paris, where he was a s ...

and

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

Hermann Olshausen Hermann Olshausen (21 August 1796 – 4 September 1839) was a German theologian. Biography Olshausen was born at Oldeslohe in Holstein. He was educated at the universities of Kiel (1814) and Berlin (1816), where he was influenced by Schleiermach ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olshausen, Theodor 1802 births 1869 deaths People from Glückstadt German politicians American editors University of Kiel alumni University of Jena alumni German-American Forty-Eighters 19th-century American journalists American male journalists 19th-century American male writers