Georg Weber

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Georg Weber (10 February 1808 in Bad Bergzabern – 10 August 1888 in Heidelberg) was a German historian.

He studied at Erlangen. In 1839, he became a teacher at the upper ''Bürgerschule'' in Heidelberg, and from 1848 to 1872 was its director.

Among Weber's historical publications may be mentioned: * ''Geschichtliche Darstellung des Calvinismus im Verhältniss zum Staat in Genf und Frankreich bis zur Aufhebung des Edikts von Nantes'', 1836 – Historical background of Calvinism in relationship to the state in Geneva and France up until the repeal of the Edict of Nantes. * ''Weltgeschichte in übersichtlicher Darstellung'' – later translated into English and published as [https://archive.org/stream/outlinesofuniver00webeuoft#page/ii/mode/2up ''Outlines of universal history from the creation of the world to the present time''] (1851). * ''Geschichte des Volkes Israel und der Entstehung des Christenthums'' (History of the people of Israel and the emergence of Christianity, with Heinrich Julius Holtzmann, 1867). * ''Allgemeine Weltgeschichte'' (Basic world history; 15 volumes, 2nd edition 1882–89). * ''Geschichte der deutschen Literatur von ihren Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart'' (History of German literature from its beginnings to the present; 11th edition, 1880). Provided by Wikipedia