Friedrich Baethgen

German historian

Friedrich Jürgen Baethgen (30 July 1890 – 18 June 1972) was a German historian born in Greifswald. He specialized in medieval studies and in history of the papacy.²

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Born Jul 30, 1890, died Jun 18, 1972.¹

About

He studied history at the Universities of Berlin and Heidelberg, earning his doctorate in 1913 under the guidance of Karl Hampe (1869–1936) with a thesis on Pope Innocent III. Afterwards, he was a lecturer and associate professor at Heidelberg, then becoming a professor of history at the University of Königsberg (from 1929). From 1939 to 1948 he taught classes in Berlin.

In 1927, Baethgen was appointed second secretary at the German Historical Institute in Rome. From 1948 to 1959, he was president of the Monumenta Germaniae Historica, and from 1956 to 1964, he was president of the Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (Bavarian Academy of Sciences). He never married.

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Companies

Bavarian Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesChair 1956 to 1964¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin³
Date not recordedHeidelberg University³

Career

Occupation: university teacher, medievalist, historian.⁶

1956 to 1964Chairperson, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities⁵
1948 to 1959Chairperson, Monumenta Germaniae Historica⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Heidelberg University⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin⁴

Personal life

BornJul 30, 1890, Greifswald⁷
DiedJun 18, 1972, Munich⁸
CitizenshipGermany⁹

Awards

1964Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany¹⁰
1954Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America^{10 11}
Date not recordedBavarian Order of Merit¹⁰
Date not recordedGreat Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany¹⁰
Date not recordedhonorary doctor of the Sapienza University of Rome¹⁰

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