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Theodor Mommsen
AuthorBooks · Second hand1817-1903
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century. He received the 1902 Nobel Prize in Literature for his historical writings, including The History of Rome, after having been nominated by 18 members of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. He was also a prominent German politician, as a member of the Prussian and German parliaments. His works on Roman law and on the law of obligations had a significant impact on the German civil code.
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Birth
1817
Death
1903
First book
1854
Years writing
172
Theodor Mommsen was a German polymath whose work on Roman history remains a fundamental reference today.
In 1902, his masterful work Römische Geschichte earned him the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature.
His profound knowledge of Roman law had a decisive influence on the drafting of the German Civil Code.
Beyond being a historian and writer, Mommsen was an active politician who championed social causes such as the fight against antisemitism.
Throughout his prolific career, he published nearly 400 works, with his efforts on the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum being particularly notable.