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Sigurd Abel

1837 – 1873

German historian

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Lived 1837 – 1873 (aged 35). Sigurd Abel was a medievalist, historian and university teacher.

Sigurd Abel (4 June 1837, Leonberg – 9 January 1873, Leonberg) was a German historian from Stuttgart.

Education Abel visited the seminary of Maulbronn and the college of Stuttgart. He then followed the steps of his cousin Heinrich Friedrich Otto Abel and began studying history in Jena, Bonn, Göttingen and Berlin. He earned his doctorate in summer 1859 with the historian Georg Waitz in Göttingen.

Career In 1861, Abel became a professor and private lecturer at University of Göttingen.

He was offered an extraordinary professorship from the university of Giessen in 1868.

Personal life In 1868, Abel's physical and mental condition forced him to return to his parental house in Leonberg, where he died in 1873.

Publications

Über den Untergang des Longobardenreiches in Italien, Göttingen 1859, thesis Papst Hadrian I. und die weltliche Herrschaft des römischen Stuhles, Göttingen 1861 Geschichte Karls des Großen, volume I, 768–788, 1866, part of the almanac of German history published by the Historical Commission, Munich. Das Parteiwesen in England und die Coalition zwischen Fox und North im Jahre 1783

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
German Reich
Education
University of Göttingen, University of Bonn, University of Jena, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Employers
University of Göttingen, University of Giessen

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Sigurd Abel?

German historian (1837–1873)

When was Sigurd Abel born?

Sigurd Abel was born on 4 June 1837 in Leonberg.

When did Sigurd Abel die?

Sigurd Abel died on 9 January 1873 in Leonberg.

What was Sigurd Abel's occupation?

Sigurd Abel was a medievalist, historian and university teacher.

What nationality was Sigurd Abel?

Sigurd Abel's recorded nationality: German Reich.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sigurd Abel

· Wikidata: Q106256

· DBpedia: Sigurd Abel

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