Alfred von Gutschmid
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Germany
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historian
Historian
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and Orientalist
Oriental studies
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, was born at Loschwitz near (Dresden
Dresden
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).
He devoted himself to the study of Eastern language and history in its pre-Greek and Hellenistic periods and contributed largely to the literature of the subject. After holding chairs at Kiel
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
(1866), Königsberg
University of Königsberg
The University of Königsberg was the university of Königsberg in East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as second Protestant academy by Duke Albert of Prussia, and was commonly known as the Albertina....
(1873), and Jena (1876), he was finally appointed professor of history at Tübingen, where he remained till his death.
See also
- Victor GardthausenVictor GardthausenVictor Emil Gardthausen was a German ancient historian, palaeographer, librarian, and Professor from Leipzig University. He was author and co-author of some books; editor of ancient texts.- Life :...
– one of his students
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