Johann Gottlob Böhme (20 March 1717 in

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– 20 June 1780 in

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) was a German historian. Beginning in 1736 he studied history at the

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. In 1747 he acquired his magister degree at Leipzig, where four years later he became an associate professor at the faculty of philosophy. In 1758 he succeeded

Christian Gottlieb Jöcher Christian Gottlieb Jöcher (20 July 1694 – 10 May 1758) was a German academic, librarian and lexicographer. Jöcher was born in Leipzig, and became professor of history at the University of Leipzig in 1732. From 1742, he was university librar ...

as professor of history at the university.ADB:Böhme, Johann Gottlob
In:

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(ADB). Band 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, S. 72 f.Prof. Dr. phil. Johann Gottlob Böhme
Professorenkatalog der Universität Leipzig On four separate occasions he served as rector at the University of Leipzig. In 1766 he was appointed councilor and court

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for the

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. He was client of the

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. In 1875, the thoroughfare ''Böhmestraße'' in

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(today part of Leipzig) was named in his honor.

Published works

In 1763–65 he published a highly regarded work on the

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(1660), titled ''Acta pacis Oliviensis inedita'' (2 volumes). Other noted written efforts by Böhme include: * ''De commerciorum apud Germanos initiis'', Leipzig (1751). * ''De ortu regiae dignitatis in Polonia recitatio academica'', (1754). * ''De Henrico VIII. Anglorum rege Imperium Romanum post obitum Maximiliani I. adfectante'', Leipzig (1758). * ''Epitome rerum Germanicarum ab anno Chr. 1617 ad an. 1643'', (1760). * ''De nationis Germanicae in curia Romana protectione dissertatio'', (1763). * ''De ordine Draconis instituto a Sigismundo Imp. prolusio'', Leipzig (1764). * ''Carmina latina, vel repetite vel primum edita'', Leipzig (1780).Böhme, Johann Gottlob
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