MAURENBRECHER

maurenbrecher, karl peter wilhelm (1838-1892), german historian, was born at bonn on the 21st of december, 1838, and studied in berlin and munich under ranke and von sybel, being especially influenced by the latter historian. after doing some research work at simancas in spain, he became professor of history at the university of dorpat in 1867; and was then in turn professor at konigsberg, bonn and leipzig. he died at leipzig on the 6th of november, 1892. many of maurenbrecher's works are concerned with the reformation, among them being _england im reformationszeitalter_ (dusseldorf, 1866); _karl v. und die deutschen protestanten_ (dusseldorf, 1865); _studien und skizzen zur geschichte der reformationszeit_ (leipzig, 1874); and the incomplete _geschichte der katholischen reformation_ (nordlingen, 1880). he also wrote _don karlos_ (berlin, 1876); _grundung des deutschen reiches 1859-1871_ (leipzig, 1892, and again 1902); and _geschichte der deutschen konigswahlen_ (leipzig, 1889). see g. wolf, _wilhelm maurenbrecher_ (berlin, 1893).