Karl Theodor von Heigel

Karl Theodor von Heigel (23 August 1842 in Munich – 23 March 1915 in Munich) was a German historian. He was the brother of novelist Karl August von Heigel.

Karl Theodor von Heigel
Born(1842-08-23)23 August 1842
Munich, Germany
Died23 March 1915(1915-03-23) (aged 72)
Munich, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Munich
OccupationHistorian
RelativesKarl August von Heigel (brother)

He studied history at the University of Munich, obtaining his habilitation for history in 1873. In 1879 he became an associate professor, and several years later, a full professor at the Polytechnic Institute in Munich. In 1885 he was appointed professor and director of the historical seminary at the university.[1]

In 1876 he became a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. With Hermann von Grauert, he was editor of the Historische Abhandlungen (from 1891).[1]

Selected works

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He was the author of many biographies in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b The New international encyclopædia, Volume 9 edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby
  2. ^ Karl Theodor von Heigel de.Wikisource
  3. ^ Kategorie:ADB:Autor:Karl Theodor von Heigel at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie