Friedrich August Wilhelm Wenck

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Friedrich August Wilhelm Wenck
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Born(1741-09-04)September 4, 1741
Idstein
DiedJune 15, 1810(1810-06-15) (aged 68)
Leipzig
NationalityGermain
OccupationHistorian

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 an historian.

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He 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:

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References

  1. ↑ ADB:Wenck, Friedrich August Wilhelm In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 55, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1910, S. 41 f.
  2. 1 2 Prof. Dr. phil. Friedrich August Wilhelm Wenck Professorenkatalog der Universität Leipzig
  3. ↑ Codex juris gentium recentissimi HathiTrust Digital Library
  4. ↑ Cross, Crescent and Conversion: Studies on Medieval Spain and Christendom edited by Simon Barton, Peter Linehan
  5. ↑ Google Search published works
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