German historian (1838–1892)
Wilhelm Maurenbrecher Karl Peter Wilhelm Maurenbrecher (21 December 1838 – 6 November 1892, Leipzig ) was a German historian.
He was born in Bonn and studied in Berlin and Munich under Leopold von Ranke and Heinrich von Sybel , being especially influenced by the latter historian. After conducting research work at Simancas in Spain ,[ 1] he successively became an associate and full professor of history at the University of Dorpat (1867).[ 2]
Afterwards, he attained professorships in history at Königsberg (1869), Bonn (1877) and Leipzig (1884), where he was successor to his late friend Carl von Noorden .
As a Protestant historian, Maurenbrecher felt an obligation to treat Catholic history objectively. He shared Ranke's views in regards to the common origin of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations . He chose the term "Catholic Reformation" as an indication of it being a positive tendency of reform rather than a defensive reaction to the Protestant Reformation. Maurenbrecher depicted the Dutch scholar Erasmus as a pioneer and proponent of Catholic reform.[ 3]
Many of Maurenbrecher's works are concerned with the Reformation, among them being:[ 2]
England im Reformationszeitalter (Düsseldorf , 1866) - England and the Age of Reformation.
Karl V. und die deutschen Protestanten (Düsseldorf, 1865) - Charles V and the German Protestants.
Studien und Skizzen zur Geschichte der Reformationszeit (Leipzig, 1874) - Studies and sketches on the history of the Reformation.
Geschichte der Katholischen Reformation (Nördlingen , 1880, incomplete) - History of the Catholic Reformation.Other writings by Maurenbrecher include:
Gründung des deutschen Reiches 1859-1871 (Leipzig, 1892; 1902) - Founding of the German Empire 1859–1871.
Geschichte der deutschen Königswahlen (Leipzig, 1889) - History of the German royal elections.Wilhelm Busch (Historian): Zur Erinnerung an Wilhelm Maurenbrecher. Neue Bonner Zeitung, Bonn 1893.
Gustav Wolf (Historian): Wilhelm Maurenbrecher. Ein Lebens- und Schaffensbild. Berlin 1893.
Hubert Jedin : Katholische Reformation oder Gegenreformation Luzern 1946.
Walther Hubatsch : Wilhelm Maurenbrecher. In: Bonner Gelehrte. Geschichtswissenschaften. Bonn 1968, S. 155–161.
Gangolf Hübinger: Maurenbrecher. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie Bd.16. Berlin 1990, S. 433 f.
John C. G. Röhl : Wilhelm II. Die Jugend des Kaisers 1859–1888. München 1993, S. 312–319.
Mario Todte: Wilhelm Maurenbrecher und die Lutherische Reformation. Leipzig 2001.
Mario Todte: Wilhelm Maurenbrecher als Reformationshistoriker. Leipzig 2002.
Mario Todte: Wilhelm Maurenbrecher - Neue Forschungsergebnisse und Einsichten, München-Ravensbrück 2006.
^ Alfredo Alvar Ezqurerra: Intercambios culturales intangibiles: Maurenbrecher en Simancas (1862–1863), la Dieta de Augusta y el epistolario de Cantonay (1566) , in Lutero su obra y su epocha, F. Javier Campos, OSA (Coord.), Madrid 2017, S. 179-210. ISBN 978-84-617-9687-8 Digital: http://www.javiercampos.com/files/Lutero%20su%20obra%20y%20su%20epoca.pdf
^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911). "Maurenbrecher, Karl Peter Wilhelm ". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 907.
^ Google Books Man on His Own: Interpretations of Erasmus, C1750-1920, Volume 2 by Bruce Mansfield
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