Johann Christian Hermenegild Joseph Franz de Paula Benjamin von Stramberg (13 October 1785 – 20 July 1868), commonly known as Johann Christian von Stramberg or Christian von Stramberg was a

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historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

. He was born in

Koblenz Koblenz ( , , ; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz'') is a German city on the banks of the Rhine (Middle Rhine) and the Moselle, a multinational tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman military p ...

. He is best known as author of the 39-volume ''Rheinischer Antiquarius'' (1845–1871), with five of its volumes being issued after his death by Anton Joseph Weidenbach.Johann Christian von Stramberg
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