Franz Xaver von Wegele [SEP] date of death
Franz Xaver von Wegele
Franz Xaver von Wegele (29 October 1823 in Landsberg am Lech – 17 October 1897 in Würzburg) was a German historian, largely known for his studies on the history of Thuringia, Franconia and the University of Würzburg.
He studied history at the universities of Munich and Heidelberg, where his influences were Friedrich Christoph Schlosser, Ludwig Häusser and Georg Gottfried Gervinus. In 1849 he obtained his habilitation at the University of Jena, and two years later became an associate professor of history. In 1857 he
as their main editor. When he died on 6 March 1842 in his eighty-second year, his passing was hardly noticed by those in the immediate vicinity. Only six students from the university would follow Heeren's coffin to his grave. At the time of his death, few recalled how immensely influential had been his writings, and how distinguished his reputation as a historian, in his own time.
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The above article is a translation of the original entry by Franz Xaver von Wegele in the "Allegemeine