Rochus Wilhelm Traugott Heinrich Ferdinand Freiherr von Liliencron (born 8 December 1820 in

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, d. 5 March 1912 in

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) was a Germanist and historian, known for his collection of German ''

Volkslied Volkslied (literally: folk song) is a genre of popular songs in German which are traditionally sung. While many of them were first passed orally, several collections were published from the late 18th century. Later, some popular songs were also i ...

er'' (folk songs), published in five volumes in 1865–1869, and as the editor of the biographical reference work ''

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'' (ADB), published 1875–1912. He studied

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and

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at the

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, law and history at the

University of Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humbol ...

, then returned to the Kiel, where he studied

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under

Karl Müllenhoff Karl Viktor Müllenhoff (born September 8, 1818, in Marne, Duchy of Holstein; died February 19, 1884, in Berlin) was a German philologist who specialized in Germanic studies. Biography He was born in Marne, Holstein as the second son of merc ...

. In 1846 he received his PhD with a thesis on

minnesinger (; "love song") was a tradition of German lyric- and song-writing that flourished in the Middle High German period (12th to 14th centuries). The name derives from '' minne'', the Middle High German word for love, as that was ''Minnesangs m ...

Niedhart von Reuenthal's ''Höfische Dorfpoesie''. In 1850/51 he served as chair of

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at Kiel, and in 1852 was named associate professor of

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at the

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.Liliencron, Rochus Freiherr von
at Deutsche Biographie In 1869 he joined the editorial board of the ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' on behalf of the historical commission at the

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. From 1875 to 1912, 56 volumes of the ADB were published.Neue Deutsche Biographie
/ref> From 1900 to 1912, he served as chairman of the Prussian ''Musikgeschichtliche Kommission''. Under his chairmanship, the commission made public 42 volumes of ''

Denkmäler deutscher Tonkunst ''Denkmäler deutscher Tonkunst'' (literally "Monuments of German musical art") is a historical edition of music from Germany, covering the Baroque and Classical periods. The edition comprises two series: the first appeared in sixty-five volum ...

'' ("Monuments of German musical art").

References

*Hans Jürgen Rieckenberg: 'Rochus, Freiherr von Liliencron' in: ''

Neue Deutsche Biographie (''NDB''; Literal translation, literally ''New German Biography'') is a Biography, biographical reference work. It is the successor to the ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' (ADB, Universal German Biography). The 27 volumes published thus far co ...

'' (NDB), vol. 14, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1985, 553–556.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liliencron, Rochus von 1820 births 1912 deaths Academic staff of the University of Kiel University of Kiel alumni Academic staff of the University of Jena Humboldt University of Berlin alumni German philologists 19th-century German scholars People from Plön (district)