Joseph Aschbach

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Joseph Ritter von Aschbach (29 April 1801 – 25 April 1882) was a German historian who studied the Visigoths, writing "Geschichte der Westgoten" ("History of the Visigoths") [1] in 1827.

Aschbach was born in

University of Heidelberg, but his focus soon turned to history, being influenced by Friedrich Christoph Schlosser. Since 1823 he was professor at the gymnasium of Frankfurt
.

He became a professor of history at the

Aschbach died in Vienna.

Written works

  • Geschichte der Westgoten (History of the Visigoths), 1827.
  • Geschichte der Omajjaden in Spanien (History of the Umayyads in Spain), two volumes, 1829-1830.
  • Geschichte Spaniens und Portugals zur Zeit der Herrschaft der Almorawiden und Almohaden (History of Spain and Portugal during the reign of
    Almohades
    ), two volumes, 1833–1837.
  • Geschichte der Heruler und Gepiden (History of
    Gepidi
    ), 1835.
  • Geschichte Kaiser Sigismunds (History of
    Emperor Sigismund
    ), four volumes, 1838–1845.
  • Urkundliche Geschichte der Grafen von Wertheim (Documentary history of the counts of Wertheim), two volumes, 1843.
  • Allgemeine Kirchenlexikon (General church dictionary) editor, four volumes, 1846–1850.
  • Geschichte der Wiener Universität, (History of the University of Vienna), three volumes, 1865/1877/postum 1885.
  • Roswitha und Konrad Celtes (
    Konrad Celtes
    ), second edition in 1868.

References

  1. ^ Joseph Aschbach. Geschichte der Westgoten. Frankfurt, 1827 p. 230
  2. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Joseph, Ritter von Aschbach" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. ^ Joseph Ritter von Aschbach Archived 2015-05-19 at the Wayback Machine @ The Original Catholic Encyclopedia
  • List of Aschbach's written works from the "German Wikipedia".

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