Wilhelm Wiegand (5 November 1851,

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– 8 March 1915,

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) was a German

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and historian. He is best known for his research of Alsatian history and his publications involving

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. In 1874 he received his doctorate at the

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with the dissertation-thesis ''Die Vorreden Friedrichs des Grossen zur "Histoire de mon temps"''. From 1876 he worked as an archivist for the city of Strasbourg.Wilhelm Wiegand
de.Wikisource In 1878 he obtained his

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from the university with a thesis titled "''Bellum Waltherianum''". From 1883, with

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Ernst Martin Ernst Eduard Martin (5 May 1841, Jena – 13 August 1910, Strasbourg) was a German philologist of Romance and Germanic studies. He was the son of gynecologist Eduard Arnold Martin (1809–1875). He studied at the universities of Jena, Berlin ...

, he was editor of the journal "''Strassburger studien; zeitschrift für geschichte, sprache und litteratur des Elsasses''" (Strassburg studies; magazine on the history, language and literature of Alsace).

Published works

* ''Urkundenbuch der Stadt Straßburg'', volume 1, ''Urkunden u. Stadtrecht bis zum J. 1266'', (1879) – Documents of the city of Strasbourg, records and legal issues up until 1266. * ''Verzeichniss der in den Jahren 1870-1882 erschienenen Litteratur über das Elsass''; with Ernst Martin (1883) – Directory on the literature of Alsace, 1870-1882 . * ''Urkundenbuch der Stadt Straßburg'', volume 2, ''Politische Urkunden von 1266 bis 1332'', (1886) – Documents of the city of Strasbourg, political records from 1266 to 1332. * ''Friedrich der Grosse im Urteil der Nachwelt. Vortrag'', etc. (1888) – Frederick the Great in the judgment of posterity. * ''Bezirks- und Gemeinde-Archive im Elsass'' (1898) – District and municipal archives in Alsace. * ''Friedrich der Große'', (1902, 2nd edition 1909, 3rd edition 1922) – Frederick the Great. He was also the author of numerous biographies in the ''

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''.Kategorie:ADB:Autor:Wilhelm Wiegand
at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiegand, Wilhelm 1851 births 1915 deaths People from Nordhausen (district) University of Strasbourg alumni 19th-century German historians 20th-century German historians German archivists