Ferdinand Gregorovius

Ferdinand Gregorovius (January 19, 1821 – May 1, 1891) was a German historian who specialized in the medieval history of Rome. He is best known for "Wanderjahre in Italien", his account of the walks he took through Italy in the 1850s, and the monumental "Die Geschichte der Stadt Rom im Mittelalter" ("History of Rome in the Middle Ages"), a classic for Medieval and early Renaissance history. He also wrote biographies of Pope Alexander VI and Lucrezia Borgia, as well as works on Byzantine history and medieval Athens. Gregorovius was a Protestant who, according to Father John Hardon, S.J. was "a bitter enemy of the popes." [cite web
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Gregorovius was born at Neidenburg (Nidzica), East Prussia, and studied at the University of Königsberg. After teaching for many years, Gregorovius took up residence in Italy in 1852, remaining in that country for over twenty years. He was made a citizen of Rome, the first honorary citizen of the city. He eventually returned to Germany, where he died in Munich.

Notes and References

Works

* "Der Tod des Tiberius" ("Tiberius' Death", 1851)
* "Geschichte des römischen Kaisers Hadrian und seiner Zeit" ("History of the Roman Emperor Hadrian and His Times", 1851)
* "Corsica" (1854)
* "Göthe’s Wilhelm Meister in seinen socialistischen Elementen entwickelt". Schwäbisch Hall: E. Fischhaber, 1855.
* "Geschichte der Stadt Rom im Mittelalter" (1859–1872)
* [http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/gregorov/wanderit/wanderit.htm "Wanderjahre in Italien"] (1856–1877)
* "Geschichte der Stadt Athen im Mittelalter. Von der Zeit Justinians bis zur türkischen Eroberung" ("History of Athens in the Middle Ages. From Justinian to the Turkish Conquest", 1889)
* "Lucrezia Borgia" (1874)

External links

* [http://www.romeartlover.it/Gregorovius.html Ferdinand Gregorovius]