Erich Brandenburg

Arnold Otto Erich Brandenburg ( born July 31, 1868 in Stralsund, † January 22, 1946 in Leipzig) was a German historian and genealogist, author and editor of historical works.

Brandenburg was one of the most respected historians of the budding 20th century and taught history at the University of Bonn. In 1903 he was appointed Head of the History Department at the University of Leipzig, where he taught modern history. There is no mistaking the influence of Karl Lamprecht with him.

After the handover of power Brandenburg signed 11 November 1933, the commitment of the professors at German universities and colleges to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi state.

Brandenburg wrote a biography of Maurice of Saxony to 1547 continuously, which is an important source known representation entirely. He is not limited to a pure church history or political representation but can also be incorporated cultural and economic aspects of the history. 1900 began the publication of the Political Correspondence of Maurice of Saxony, which was completed only in 2006 with the sixth volume under the editorship of Gunther Wartenberg.

Brandenburg's major work The Empire ( 2 vols, plus 1 documents Band) was up in the 1950s as a basic literature on the subject. So, for example, evaluated The German historian Hans Herzfeld in his manual - Post The modern world Brandenburg's work nor as " for the political development of imperial unity ... indispensable " and as " sound and critical reliable in judgment ", while Egmont Zechlin Brandenburg Empire later as " obsolete today " designated.

During his studies, was Erich Brandenburg in 1887 a member of the fraternity Vineta Heidelberg.

Works (selection)

• King Frederick William IV: correspondence with Ludolf Campenhausen. Ed and explained. by Erich Brandenburg, 1906.
• Letters of Emperor William the First. In addition to memoranda and other records in selection. Edited by Erich Brandenburg, 1911.
• The German Revolution of 1848, 1912 (online).
• Collection of sources for the history lessons in secondary schools (Issue 15) Teubner, Leipzig 1913 ( digitized ).
• The Empire, 2 vols 1916/1923 ( online: Vol 1, Vol 2). Reprint of the second, revised edition Leipzig 1924: Olms, Hildesheim, 2005.
• How we shape our future Constitution, 1919.
• The materialistic Geschichtsauffasung, 1920.
• ( Repro graf Unveränd. reprint of the new, presumably ed Leipzig 1939.: Darmstadt University Press 1973) From Bismarck to the World Wars, 1924.
• The descendants of Charlemagne, 1935 ( facsimile reprint: Heinz F. Friedrichs ( Eds.), in: Genealogy and History, Volume 10, Central Office for German personal and family history, Frankfurt am Main 1964).