Friedrich Wilhelm Schubert (20 May 1799 in

Königsberg Königsberg (; ; ; ; ; ; , ) is the historic Germany, German and Prussian name of the city now called Kaliningrad, Russia. The city was founded in 1255 on the site of the small Old Prussians, Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teuton ...

– 21 July 1868 in Königsberg) was a German historian. He studied at the universities of

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, becoming an associate professor at Königsberg in 1823. In 1826 he was named a full professor of

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...

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modern history The modern era or the modern period is considered the current historical period of human history. It was originally applied to the history of Europe and Western history for events that came after the Middle Ages, often from around the year 1500, ...

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constitutional law Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as the basic rights of citizens and, in ...

at the university.Schmidt - Theyer
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Walther Killy Walther Killy (26 August 191728 December 1995) was a German literary scholar who specialised in poetry, especially that of Friedrich Hölderlin and Georg Trakl. He taught at the Free University of Berlin, the Georg-August-Universität Götting ...

Dictionary of German Biography He was a member of the Frankfurt National Assembly and Erfurt Union Parliament. He held a seat in the Prussian Lower Chamber (1849–52, 1858–63) and from 1864 onward, represented the University of Königsberg at the

Prussian House of Lords The Prussian House of Lords () in Berlin was the upper house of the Landtag of Prussia (), the parliament of Prussia from 1850 to 1918. Together with the lower house, the House of Representatives (), it formed the Prussian bicameral legislature ...

Published works

With Karl Rosenkranz, he edited the works of

Immanuel Kant Immanuel Kant (born Emanuel Kant; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German Philosophy, philosopher and one of the central Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment thinkers. Born in Königsberg, Kant's comprehensive and systematic works ...

, ''Immanuel Kant's Sämmtliche Werke'' (12 volumes, 1838–42). Among his other writings are the following: * ''Handbuch der Allgemeinen Staatskunde von Europa'' (2 volumes, 1835–48) – Handbook on general citizenship of Europe. * ''Die Verfassungsurkunden und Grundgesetze der Staaten Europa's, der Nordamerikanischen Freistaaten und Brasiliens'' (2 volumes, 1848) – The constitutional and principal laws of the states of Europe, the North American Free States and Brazil.Most widely held works by Friedrich Wilhelm von Schubert
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schubert, Friedrich Wilhelm 1799 births 1868 deaths University of Königsberg alumni Academic staff of the University of Königsberg 19th-century German historians German medievalists Members of the Prussian House of Lords Historians from the Kingdom of Prussia