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Place of Birth: Königsberg
About Max Toeppen
- Max Pollux Toeppen, surname sometimes spelled Töppen (4 April 1822, Königsberg – 3 December 1893, Elbing) was a German historian and educator. He studied classical philology and history at the University of Königsberg, where he received his doctorate (1843) and habilitation (1848).
- From 1854 he was director of the "progymnasium" in Hohenstein, followed by administrative positions at schools in Marienwerder (1869-1882) and Elbing (1882-1893). Known for his scholarly investigations on Prussian history, he was co-editor of Scriptores rerum Prussicarum (1861-1874, 5 volumes), and editor of Acten der Ständetage Preußens unter der Herrschaft des Deutschen Ordens (Acts of Prussian "Ständetage" under the rule of the Teutonic Knights; 1874-1886, 5 volumes).
- The following are a few of his historical writings: Critica de Historia Borussiae Antiqua, 1847 Geschichte der preussischen Historiographie, 1853 - History of Prussian historiography. Atlas zur historisch-comparativen Geographie von Preussen, 1858 - Atlas of comparative historical geography of Prussia. Geschichte Masurens, 1870 - History of Masuria Geschichte der Stadt Marienwerder und ihrer Kunstbauten, 1875 - History of the city of Marienwerder and its engineering structures. Geschichte der räumlichen Ausbreitung der Stadt Elbing mit besonderer Berücksichtigung ihrer Befestigung und ihrer wichtigsten Gebäude, 1887 - History on the spatial spread of the town of Elbing, etc.
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