Ernst Friedrich Theodor Lindner (29 May 1843, in Breslau – 24 November 1919, in

Halle an der Saale Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-Anh ...

) was a German historian. He studied history, ancient

philology Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...

and

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

at the

University of Breslau A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

, and at the same time worked as an assistant at the municipal library. He continued his education at the

University of Berlin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative ...

as a student of

Johann Gustav Droysen Johann Gustav Bernhard Droysen (; ; 6 July 180819 June 1884) was a German historian. His history of Alexander the Great was the first work representing a new school of German historical thought that idealized power held by so-called "great" men. ...

and

Leopold von Ranke Leopold von Ranke (; 21 December 1795 – 23 May 1886) was a German historian and a founder of modern source-based history. He was able to implement the seminar teaching method in his classroom and focused on archival research and the analysis of ...

, and graduated with a dissertation on the Council of Mantua of 1064. In 1868 he qualified as a lecturer at Breslau, and six years later became an associate professor. In 1876 he was named a full professor at the Academy in Münster, where in 1883/84 he served as academic rector. In 1888 he relocated to the

University of Halle Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (german: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg and the largest and oldest university in ...

as successor to

Ernst Dümmler Ernst Ludwig Dümmler (2 January 183011 September 1902) was a German historian. Biography Ernst Ludwig was born in Berlin, the son of (1777–1846), a Berlin bookseller. He studied law, classical philology and history, among other things, at ...

Selected works

* ''Anno II. der heilige, Erzbischof von Köln, 1056-–1075'', (1869) –

Anno II Anno II ( – 4 December 1075) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1056 until his death. From 1063 to 1065 he acted as regent of the Holy Roman Empire for the minor Emperor Henry IV. Anno is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church. Life He w ...

the Holy, Archbishop of Cologne, 1056-1075. * ''Geschichte des deutschen Reiches unter König Wenzel'' (2 volumes, 1875–80) – History of the German Empire under King Wenceslas. * ''Die Veme'', 1888 – The

Vehmic court The Vehmic courts, ''Vehmgericht'', holy vehme, or simply Vehm, also spelt ''Feme'', ''Vehmegericht'', ''Fehmgericht'', are names given to a "proto-vigilante" tribunal system of Westphalia in Germany active during the later Middle Ages, based on a f ...

. * ''Deutsche Geschichte unter den Habsburgern und Luxemburgern, 1273–1437'', (2 volumes, 1890–93) – German history under the Habsburgs and

Luxembourgers Luxembourgers ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerger ) are a Germanic ethnic group and nation native to their nation state of Luxembourg, where they make up around half of the population. They share the culture of Luxembourg and speak Luxembourgish. Luxembour ...

, 1273–1437. * ''Die deutschen Königswahlen und die Entstehung des Kurfürstenthums'', 1893 – The German royal elections and the emergence of the Electorate. * ''Geschichte des Deutschen Volkes'', (2 volumes, 1894) – History of the German people. * ''Die sogenannten Schenkungen Pippins, Karls des Grossen, und Ottos I. an die Päpste'', 1896 – The so-called donations of Pepin,

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first ...

and

Otto I Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Große, it, Ottone il Grande), was East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the oldest son of He ...

to the Papacy. * ''Zur Fabel von der Bestattung Karls des Grossen'', 1896 – On the fable of the funeral of Charlemagne. * ''Der Hergang bei den deutschen Königswahlen'', 1899 – The course of the German royal elections. * ''Geschichtsphilosophie : Einleitung zu einer Weltgeschichte seit der Völkerwanderung'', 1901 – Philosophy of history: Introduction to a world history since the Migration Period. * ''Die deutsche Hanse. Ihre Geschichte und Bedeutung'', 1901 – The German Hanseatic League: Its history and significance. * ''Weltgeschichte seit der Völkerwanderung'' (10 volumes, 1901–21) – World history since the Migration Period. He was also the author of numerous biographies in the '' Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie''.Kategorie:ADB:Autor:Theodor Lindner
at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindner, Theodor 1843 births 1919 deaths Writers from Wrocław University of Breslau alumni Academic staff of the University of Breslau Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Academic staff of the University of Halle Academic staff of the University of Münster 19th-century German historians 20th-century German historians