Friedrich August Wilhelm Wenck (4 September 1741, in Idstein–15 June 1810, in Leipzig) was a German historian. His older brother, Helfrich Bernhard Wenck (1739–1803), was also a historian.
Friedrich August Wilhelm Wenck | |
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| Born | September 4, 1741 |
| Died | June 15, 1810 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | Germain |
| Occupation | Historian |
Beginning in 1760, he studied history at the University of Erlangen, then in 1766–68, he worked as an assistant at the Darmstadt Pädagogium. In 1770, he acquired the academic degree of magister of philosophy, and during the following year, became an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Leipzig. In 1780, he succeeded Johann Gottlob Böhme (1717–1780) as professor of history at Leipzig. Within a twenty-year period (1784–1804), on five separate occasions, he served as university rector.[1] In 1799, he was named president of the Societas Jablonoviana.[2]
Published works
editHe is best remembered for his three-volume Codex juris gentium recentissimi (1781–95), an edition of international treatises from 1735 to 1772.[3] In 1779, he published a German translation (with notes) of Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Geschichte Des Verfalls Und Untergangs Des Römischen Reichs).[4] Other noteworthy written efforts by Wenck include:
References
edit- ^ ADB:Wenck, Friedrich August Wilhelm In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 55, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1910, S. 41 f.
- ^ a b Prof. Dr. phil. Friedrich August Wilhelm Wenck Professorenkatalog der Universität Leipzig
- ^ Codex juris gentium recentissimi HathiTrust Digital Library
- ^ Cross, Crescent and Conversion: Studies on Medieval Spain and Christendom edited by Simon Barton, Peter Linehan
- ^ Google Search published works