Friedrich Baethgen
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Friedrich Jürgen Baethgen (July 30, 1890 – June 18, 1972) was a German historian
who was born in Greifswald
. He specialized in medieval studies
and history of the papacy.
He studied history at the Universities of Berlin and Heidelberg, earning his doctorate in 1913 under the tutelage of Karl Hampe
(1869–1936) with a thesis on Pope Innocent III
. Afterwards he was a lecturer and associate professor at Heidelberg
, becoming a professor of history at the University of Königsberg
in 1929. From 1939 to 1948 he taught classes in Berlin
.
In 1927 Baethgen was appointed second secretary at the German Historical Institute in Rome, and from 1948 to 1959 was president of the Monumenta Germaniae Historica
. From 1956 to 1964 he was president of the Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (Bavarian Academy of Sciences).
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...
who was born in Greifswald
Greifswald
Greifswald , officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed...
. He specialized in medieval studies
Medieval studies
-Development:The term 'medieval studies' began to be adopted by academics in the opening decades of the twentieth century, initially in the titles of books like G. G. Coulton's Ten Medieval Studies , to emphasize a greater interdisciplinary approach to a historical subject...
and history of the papacy.
He studied history at the Universities of Berlin and Heidelberg, earning his doctorate in 1913 under the tutelage of Karl Hampe
Karl Hampe
Karl Hampe was a German historian of the Middle Ages, particularly the history of the Empire in the High Middle Ages. Hampe was born in Bremen and graduated from Berlin in 1902, when he was appointed to a professorship in Heidelberg...
(1869–1936) with a thesis on Pope Innocent III
Pope Innocent III
Pope Innocent III was Pope from 8 January 1198 until his death. His birth name was Lotario dei Conti di Segni, sometimes anglicised to Lothar of Segni....
. Afterwards he was a lecturer and associate professor at Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
, becoming a professor of history at the University of 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....
in 1929. From 1939 to 1948 he taught classes in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
In 1927 Baethgen was appointed second secretary at the German Historical Institute in Rome, and from 1948 to 1959 was president of the Monumenta Germaniae Historica
Monumenta Germaniae Historica
The Monumenta Germaniae Historica is a comprehensive series of carefully edited and published sources for the study of German history from the end of the Roman Empire to 1500.The society sponsoring the series was established by the Prussian reformer Heinrich Friedrich Karl Freiherr vom...
. From 1956 to 1964 he was president of the Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (Bavarian Academy of Sciences).
Published works
- Die Regentschaft Papst Innozenz III. im Königreich Sizilien (The Reign of Pope Innocent III in the Kingdom of SicilyKingdom of SicilyThe Kingdom of Sicily was a state that existed in the south of Italy from its founding by Roger II in 1130 until 1816. It was a successor state of the County of Sicily, which had been founded in 1071 during the Norman conquest of southern Italy...
); (1914) - Der Engelpapst (Tne "Angel Pope"); (1933)
- Beiträge zur Geschichte Cölestins (Contributions to the History of Pope Celestine VPope Celestine VPope Saint Celestine V, born Pietro Angelerio , also known as Pietro da Morrone was elected pope in the year 1294, by the papal election of 1292–1294, the last non-conclave in the history of the Roman Catholic Church...
); (1934) - Europa im Spätmittelalter (Europe in the late Middle AgesMiddle AgesThe Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
); (1951) - Dante und Petrus de Vinea (Dante AlighieriDante AlighieriDurante degli Alighieri, mononymously referred to as Dante , was an Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker. He is best known for the monumental epic poem La commedia, later named La divina commedia ...
and Peter de Vinea); (1955) - Die Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1909–1959 (The Bavarian Academy of Sciences, 1909–1959); (1959)
- Mediaevalia (1960)
- Das Gesamtverzeichnis der Mitglieder der Akademie, 1759–1959 (Roster of members of the Academy, 1759–1959); (1963)
- Deutschland und Europa im Spätmittelalter (Germany and Europe in the late Middle Ages); (1968)
- Schisma und Konzilzeit (1973)