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Theodor Mommsen

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Theodor Mommsen

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Also known as Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen, Christian Mommsen, T. Mommsen, Theodore Mommsen

German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)

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Theodor Mommsen was a German classical scholar and historian who lived from 1817 to 1903 and became one of the most influential experts on ancient Rome. His detailed historical and linguistic studies of Roman civilization shaped how scholars understood the ancient world and earned him recognition as a leading intellectual figure of his era.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Literature1902

    “the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work, A history of Rome”

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Instance of
human
Given name
Matthias
Family name
Mommsen
Gender
male
Citizenship
German Reich
Place of birth
Garding
Place of death
Charlottenburg
Sibling
August Mommsen
Occupation
germanist
Position held
professor
Educated at
Christianeum
Employer
University of Zurich
Political party
German Progress Party
Languages spoken
German
Notable work
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
Academic degree
doctorate
Field of work
classical antiquity
Image
Theodor Mommsen 02.jpg
Number of children
16
Work location
France
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Theodor Mommsen
date of death
1903-11-01
date of birth
1817-11-30
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member of
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
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Theodor Mommsen
name in native language
Theodor Mommsen
relative
Wolfgang Mommsen
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Literature
ethnic group
Germans
student
Camille Jullian
writing language
German
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birth name
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen
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Encyclopedic overview

Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (/ˈmɒmzən/; German: [ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈmɔmzn̩] ; 30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century. He received the 1902 Nobel Prize in Literature for his historical writings, including The History of Rome, after having been nominated by 18 members of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. He was also a prominent German politician, as a member of the Prussian and German parliaments. His works on Roman law and on the law of obligations had a significant impact on the German civil code.

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