Häusser was born at Cleebourg, in Alsace. Studying philology at Heidelberg in 1835, he was led by F. C. Schlosser to give it up for history, and after continuing his historical work at Jena and teaching in the gymnasium at Wertheim he made his mark by his Die teutschen Geschichtsschreiber vom Anfang des Frankenreichs bis auf die Hohenstaufen (1839). Next year appeared his Sage von Tell.
After a short period of study in Paris on the French Revolution, he spent some time working in the archives of Baden and Bavaria, and published in 1845 Die Geschichte der rheinischen Pfalz, which won for him a professorship extraordinarius at Heidelberg. In 1850 he became professor ordinarius. Häusser also interested himself in politics while at Heidelberg, publishing in 1846 Schleswig-Holstein, Danemark und Deutschland, and editing with Gervinus the Deutsche Zeitung.
In 1848 he was elected to the lower legislative chamber of Baden, and in 1850 advocated the project of union with Prussia at the parliament held at Erfurt. Another timely work was his edition of Friedrich List's Gesammelte Schriften (1850), accompanied with a life of the author.
His greatest achievement, and the one on which his fame as an historian rests, is his Deutsche Geschichte vom Tode Friedrichs des Grossen bis zur Gründung des deutschen Bundes (Leipzig, 1854–1857, 4 vols). This was the first work covering that period based on a scientific study of the archival sources.
Grave in Heidelberg
In 1859 he again took part in politics, resuming his place in the lower chamber, opposing in 1863 the project of Austria for the reform of the Confederation brought forward in the assembly of princes at Frankfort, in his book Die Reform des deutschen Bundestages, and becoming one of the leaders of the little German (kleindeutsche) party, which advocated the exclusion of Austria from Germany.
In addition to various essays (in his Gesammelte Schriften, Berlin, 1869, 1870, 2 vols.), Häusser's lectures have been edited by Wilhelm Oncken in the Geschichte des Zeitalters der Reformation (1868, 2nd ed. 1880), and Geschichte der französischen Revolution (1867, 2nd ed. 1870). These lectures reveal all the charm of style and directness of presentation which made Häusser's work as a professor so vital.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Häusser, Ludwig". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This work in turn cites:
W. Wattenbach, Ludwig Häusser, ein Vortrag (Heidelberg, 1867).
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ludwig, häusser, october, 1818, march, 1867, german, historian, born26, october, 1818cleebourg, francedied19, march, 1867, 1867, aged, heidelberg, germanyacademic, backgroundalma, materheidelberg, university, doctoral, advisorfriedrich, christoph, schlosseraca. Ludwig Hausser 26 October 1818 17 March 1867 was a German historian Ludwig HausserBorn26 October 1818Cleebourg FranceDied19 March 1867 1867 03 20 aged 48 Heidelberg GermanyAcademic backgroundAlma materHeidelberg University PhD Doctoral advisorFriedrich Christoph SchlosserAcademic workInstitutionsHeidelberg UniversityDoctoral studentsHermann Eduard von HolstSignatureBiography EditHausser was born at Cleebourg in Alsace Studying philology at Heidelberg in 1835 he was led by F C Schlosser to give it up for history and after continuing his historical work at Jena and teaching in the gymnasium at Wertheim he made his mark by his Die teutschen Geschichtsschreiber vom Anfang des Frankenreichs bis auf die Hohenstaufen 1839 Next year appeared his Sage von Tell After a short period of study in Paris on the French Revolution he spent some time working in the archives of Baden and Bavaria and published in 1845 Die Geschichte der rheinischen Pfalz which won for him a professorship extraordinarius at Heidelberg In 1850 he became professor ordinarius Hausser also interested himself in politics while at Heidelberg publishing in 1846 Schleswig Holstein Danemark und Deutschland and editing with Gervinus the Deutsche Zeitung In 1848 he was elected to the lower legislative chamber of Baden and in 1850 advocated the project of union with Prussia at the parliament held at Erfurt Another timely work was his edition of Friedrich List s Gesammelte Schriften 1850 accompanied with a life of the author His greatest achievement and the one on which his fame as an historian rests is his Deutsche Geschichte vom Tode Friedrichs des Grossen bis zur Grundung des deutschen Bundes Leipzig 1854 1857 4 vols This was the first work covering that period based on a scientific study of the archival sources Grave in Heidelberg In 1859 he again took part in politics resuming his place in the lower chamber opposing in 1863 the project of Austria for the reform of the Confederation brought forward in the assembly of princes at Frankfort in his book Die Reform des deutschen Bundestages and becoming one of the leaders of the little German kleindeutsche party which advocated the exclusion of Austria from Germany In addition to various essays in his Gesammelte Schriften Berlin 1869 1870 2 vols Hausser s lectures have been edited by Wilhelm Oncken in the Geschichte des Zeitalters der Reformation 1868 2nd ed 1880 and Geschichte der franzosischen Revolution 1867 2nd ed 1870 These lectures reveal all the charm of style and directness of presentation which made Hausser s work as a professor so vital Notes EditThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message References Edit This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Hausser Ludwig Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press This work in turn cites W Wattenbach Ludwig Hausser ein Vortrag Heidelberg 1867 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ludwig Hausser amp oldid 1096683791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
