Joseph Aschbach
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
- ^ Joseph Aschbach. Geschichte der Westgoten. Frankfurt, 1827 p. 230
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .
- ^ 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".
External links
- http://www.peter-hug.ch/lexikon/01_0902#N0050
- WorldCat Search Published works by Joseph Aschbach