Gottfried Gabriel Bredow (December 14, 1773 – September 5, 1814) was a German

Germany

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 historian

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He was born at Berlin

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, and became successively professor at the universities of Helmstedt

University of Helmstedt

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, Frankfurt an der Oder and Breslau. He died at Breslau.

Bredow's principal works are Planbuch der alten Geschichte, Geographie und Chronologie (Eutin, 1799; English trans., London, 1827); Chronik des 17. Jahrhunderts (Altona, 1801); Entwurf der Weltkunde der Alten (Altona, 1816); Weltgeschichte in Tabellen (Altona, 1801; English trans. by J. Bell, London, 1820).