Theodor Mommsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Theodor Mommsen

German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist and writer

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1817

Place of Birth: Garding, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date of Death: 01-Nov-1903

Profession: writer, politician, jurist, university teacher, journalist, numismatist, legal historian, classical scholar, epigrapher, classical archaeologist, historian of classical antiquity

Nationality: Denmark, German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Theodor Mommsen

  • Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist.
  • He was one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century.
  • His work regarding Roman history is still of fundamental importance for contemporary research.
  • He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902 for being "the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work, A 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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