August von Druffel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German historian of modern age
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Place of Birth: Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
About August von Druffel
- August von Druffel (21 August 1841, in Koblenz – 23 October 1891, in Munich) was a German historian. He studied history, economics and military science at the universities of Innsbruck, Göttingen and Berlin, receiving his doctorate in 1862 with a dissertation-thesis on Henry IV and his sons.
- At the University of Göttingen, he was especially influenced by the teachings of historian Georg Waitz.
- In 1875, he became an associate member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, gaining a full membership in 1884.
- In 1885 he was named an honorary professor at the University of Munich.
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