Wilhelm Adolf Schmidt [SEP] place of birth
Wilhelm Adolf Schmidt
Wilhelm Adolf Schmidt (26 September 1812, Berlin – 10 April 1887) was a German historian.
Biography.
He studied at Berlin, in 1839 becoming a lecturer there, and in 1845 professor. In 1851, he became professor for history at the University of Zürich; nine years, he went to the University of Jena, where he remained for the rest of his life. He was a member of the Frankfurt Parliament in 1848, and of the German Reichstag from 1874 to 1876.
Wilhelm Schmidt
Wilhelm Schmidt may refer to:
- Wilhelm Schmidt (historian born 1817) (1817–1901), Austrian-Moravian historian who has written on Romanian culture
- Wilhelm Schmidt (engineer) (1858–1924), German engineer and inventor, nicknamed "Hot Steam Schmidt" due to his work with superheated steam
- Wilhelm Schmidt (linguist) (1868–1954), Austrian linguist and anthropologist
- Wilhelm Adolf Schmidt (1812–1887), German historian
- (1883–1936), Austrian climatologist
See also.