Eduard Meyer Information
Eduard Meyer (25 January 1855 - 31 August 1930) was a German historian.
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Biography
Meyer was born at Hamburg and educated at the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums and later at the universities of Bonn and Leipzig. After completing his studies, he spent one year in Istanbul. In 1879, he went to the University of Leipzig as privatdocent. He was appointed professor of ancient history at Breslau in 1885, at Halle in 1889, and at Berlin in 1902. He lectured at Harvard in 1909. Honorary degrees were given him by Oxford, St. Andrews, Freiburg, and Chicago universities.
Works
His principal work is his Geschichte des Altertums (1884-1902; third edition, 1913). He also published:
- Forschungen zur alten Geschichte (1892-1899)
- Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der Gracchen (1894)
- Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung des Altertums (1895)
- Die Entstehung des Judentums (1896)
- Zur Theorie und Methodik der Geschichte (1902)
- Israeliten und ihre Nachbarstämme (1906)
- Theopomps Hellenika (1909)
- Der Papyrosfund in Elephantine (1912)
- Ursprung und Geschichte der Mormonen (1912)
He was also a contributor to the Encyclopaedia Biblica (1903) and 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica.
References
- This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Meyer, Eduard". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.
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| Name | Meyer, Eduard |
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| Short description | German historian |
| Date of birth | 25 January 1855 |
| Place of birth | Hamburg |
| Date of death | 31 August 1930 |
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Categories:
- People from Hamburg
- German antiquarians
- German historians
- 1855 births
- 1930 deaths
- Harvard University staff
- University of Bonn alumni
- University of Leipzig alumni
- University of Halle faculty
- Humboldt University of Berlin faculty
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