Konrad Mannert

Konrad Mannert.

Konrad Mannert (April 17, 1756 – September 27, 1834) was a Prussian historian and geographer.

Mannert was born in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, where he did his studies. In 1784 he became a teacher at the Sebaldusschule in Nuremberg, and in 1788 at the Ägidiusgymnasium there. In 1796 he became professor of history at the University of Altdorf, in 1805 at the University of Würzburg, in 1807 at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (then in Landshut), and from 1826 at the same university in its new location in Munich. He died in Munich in 1834. His historical work was known in particular for its focus on studying primary sources.

Works

• Kompendium der deutschen Reichsgeschichte, Nuremberg, 1803
• Älteste Geschichte Bojariens, Sulzbach, 1807
• Kaiser Ludwig IV., Landshut, 1812
• Geographie der Griechen und Römer, Nuremberg, 1795–1825, 10 volumes
• Tabula Peutingeriana, Munich, 1824
• Geschichte Bayerns, Leipzig, 1826, 2 volumes
• Geschichte der alten Deutschen, besonders der Franken, Stuttgart, 1829–1832, 2 volumes

References

• "Mannert". Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (in German) 11 (4th ed.). 1890. p. 195.