Wilhelm Maurenbrecher [SEP] place of death
Wilhelm Maurenbrecher
Karl Peter Wilhelm Maurenbrecher (21 December 1838 – 6 November 1892, Leipzig) was a German historian.
He was born in Bonn and studied in Berlin and Munich under Leopold von Ranke and Heinrich von Sybel, being especially influenced by the latter historian. After conducting research work at Simancas in Spain, he successively became an associate and full professor of history at the University of Dorpat (1867).
Afterwards, he attained professorships in history at Königsberg (1869), Bonn (1877) and Leipzig
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