Ottokar Lorenz
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Ottokar Lorenz was an Austrian-German historian
and genealogist who was a native of Iglau (today- Jihlava, Czech Republic).
From 1861 to 1885, Lorenz was a professor of history at the University of Vienna
, afterwards a professor at the University of Jena. He was a founder of modern "scientific genealogy
". Some of his better known written works are as follows:
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and genealogist who was a native of Iglau (today- Jihlava, Czech Republic).
From 1861 to 1885, Lorenz was a professor of history at the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
, afterwards a professor at the University of Jena. He was a founder of modern "scientific genealogy
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members...
". Some of his better known written works are as follows:
- Deutsche Geschichte im 13. und 14. Jahrhundert, (German History in the 13th and 14th Centuries), two volumes (1863/67)
- Deutschlands Geschichtsquellen im Mittelalter seit der Mitte des 13. Jahrhunderts, (German History from the Middle of the 13th Century), two volumes, (1886/87)
- Genealogisches Handbuch der europäischen Staatengeschichte, (Genealogical Textbook of European States History), 1892
- Lehrbuch der wissenschaftlichen Genealogie, (Textbook of Scientific Genealogy), 1898.