Jacob Caro

Jacob Caro ( born February 2, 1835 in Gniezno, † December 12, 1904 in Breslau) was a German historian and university professor.

Life and work

Caro came from an old rabbinical family: his father was the German - Russian Rabbi Chaim Joseph Caro. After attending high school in Poznań, he studied at University of Berlin and Leipzig University history and philosophy. He completed his PhD on the topic over the choice King Siegi Munds III. of Poland. In 1862 he undertook study trips to Galicia and southern Russia. Although his application was turned down with the monograph The party fights the houses Zborowski and Zamoyski, he was in 1863 admitted to the University of Jena as a lecturer in history.

In Jena he received from the publisher Perthes the order to continue the begun by Richard Roepell with the book history of Poland, First part book series about the history of Poland for the Perthessche compilation history of the European states. He went for half a year to St. Petersburg, where he did archival studies. He lived there then some years at the court of Tsar Alexander II and was traveling companion of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna. An offer to continue his career in the Russian civil service, he struck out. After 1863 his book History of Poland, Second Part ( 1300-1386 ) was published, he returned in 1865 as a lecturer at the University of Jena back.

In 1869 he was appointed an honorary professor at the University of Breslau, where he was appointed in 1876 as an associate professor of history. After he had written a further continuation volume for the Perthessche collective work, he was honored by the University of Breslau with the award of the title professor honoris causa. In 1884 he was appointed full professor in Breslau. For the above collective work published by him in the period 1863-1886 a total of volumes II through V.

His scientific interest was primarily the history, culture and literature of the Slavic peoples. Besides his teaching was Jacob Caro 1869-1875 also at the Foreign Office in Berlin worked. At times, he was rector of the University of Breslau.

Works

• The interregnum of Poland in 1586, or the houses Zborowski and Zamoyski. Gotha 1861.
• History of Poland ( continuation of the begun by Richard Roepell history of Poland ).

• Liber Cancellariæ Stanislai Ciolek. A Formula Book of Polish king law firm from the time of the Hussite movement. Vienna 1871/74 ( 2 vols ).
• From the Registry of Emperor Sigismund. Vienna in 1879.
• Beata and Halszka. A Polish- Russian history from the 16th century. Breslau 1880.
• Lessing and Swift. Studies of Nathan the wise. Jena 1869.
• The Alliance to Canterbury. An episode from the history of the Council of Constance. Gotha 1880.
• Johannes Longinus. A contribution to the history of literature. Jena 1863.
• Catherine II of Russia. Breslau 1876.
• January Ostrorog. In 1882.
• Lectures and essays. In 1906.