Theodor Mommsen
1817 – 1903 · aged 86
German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903)
- Born
- 30 Nov 1817 · Garding
- Died
- 1 Nov 1903 · Charlottenburg
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- 30 Nov 1817BornBorn in Garding
- 1847 – 1885RoleProfessor
- 1863 – 1879RoleMember of the Prussian House of Representatives
- 1868AwardPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
- 1871AwardBavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
- 1881 – 1884RoleMember of the Reichstag of the German Empire
- 1902AwardNobel Prize in Literature
- 1 Nov 1903DiedDied in Charlottenburg
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
Biography
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (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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