Julius von Ficker
Julius Ficker or Julius von Ficker or Johann Kaspar Julius Ficker von Feldhaus (30 April 1826 – 10 June 1902) was a
Career
Born at
The Sybel-Ficker controversy
During the period 1859–1866, triggered by the publication of Giesebrecht's Geschichte der deutschen Kaiserzeit, he was engaged in a literary controversy with the historian Heinrich von Sybel on the significance of the Holy Roman Empire. Ficker advocated and defended the theory that Austria, on account of its blending of races, was best fitted as successor of the old empire to secure the political advancement of both Central Europe and of Germany. In support of his theory, he wrote Das deutsche Kaiserreich in seinen universalen und nationalen Beziehungen (Innsbruck, 1861), and Deutsches Königtum und Kaisertum (Innsbruck, 1862). As legatee of Böhmer's literary estate, he published the Acta Imperii selecta (Innsbruck, 1870) and directed the completion and revision of the Regesta Imperii.
Death and legacy
Julius von Ficker died in Innsbruck in 1902, aged 76. His sons were also prominent. Ludwig von Ficker (1880–1967) was a publisher and essayist who promoted and published the work of his friend, Georg Trakl. Heinrich von Ficker (1881–1957) was a meteorologist, geophysicist and explorer. Rudolf von Ficker (1886–1954) was a musicologist.
Works
Ficker's numerous and important works extend over three branches of scientific history: political and legal history and the science of diplomatics. In each division he discovered new methods of investigation. Among his writings those of especial note are:
Political history
- Rainald von Dassel, Reichskanzler und Erzbischof von Köln (Cologne, 1850)
- Münsterische Chroniken des Mittelalters (Münster, 1851)
- Engelbert der Heilige, Erzbischof von Köln (Cologne, 1853)
- Die Überreste des deutschen Reichsarchivs in Pisa (Vienna, 1855).
Legal history
- Über einen Spiegel deutscher Leute (Vienna, 1857)
- Über die Entstehungszeit des Sachsenspiegels (Innsbruck 1859)
- Vom Reichsfürstenstande (Innsbruck, 1861)
- Forschungen zur Reichs- und Rechtsgeschichte Italiens (4 vols., Innsbruck, 1868–74)
- Untersuchungen zur Rechtsgeschichte (3 vols., Innsbruck, 1891–97).
Diplomatics
- Beiträge zur Urkundenlehre (2 vols., Innsbruck, 1877–78).
References
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts) (in German)
Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Julius Ficker". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
- Julius von Ficker, aeiou.at. Accessed 18 March 2024.