Theodor Olshausen (1802–1869) was a German writer, journalist and politician, prominent in the Patriotic Party of

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. He lived and worked for over a decade in the United States.

Biography

Olshausen was born at

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, studied law at

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and

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, and, for his part in the demagogic disturbances, was forced to live in France and

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until 1830. Then he settled in Kiel, and became an ardent advocate of the independence of the provinces. He was imprisoned in 1846 for his bold opposition, but his influence was all the stronger in the Revolution of 1848, and he became a member of the provisional Government, resigning to enter the Diet. In 1851 he was excluded from the amnesty, went to America, and lived in New York City and

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. In the latter city, he was the editor-in-chief of the '' Westliche Post'' during the

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. In 1865, he returned to Hamburg. He died there in 1869.

Writings

* ''Entwurf einer Bittschrift an deutsche Fürsten''. Zweite, mit einer Nachschrift vermehrte Auflage. Commission der Universitäts-Buchhandlung, Kiel 1830
CAU Kiel
* ''Das Dänische Königsgesetz. Das ist das fortwährend geltende Grundgesetz für das Königreich Dänemark. Nach der dänischen officiellen Ausgabe übersetzt und mit einer historischen Einleitung und einer Schlussbemerkung versehen''. Baurmeister & Griem, Kiel 1838
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* ''Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika im Jahre 1852. Eine statistische Übersicht mit besonderer Rücksicht auf deutsche Auswanderer zusammengestellt''. Akademische Buchhandlung, Kiel 1853
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* ''Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Geographisch und statistisch beschrieben.'' Akademische Buchhandlung, Kiel. ** ''Das

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-Thal im Allgemeinen. Theil I, Das Mississippi-Thal und die einzelnen Staaten des Mississippi-Thals geographisch und statistisch beschrieben.'' 185
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** ''Der Staat

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geographisch und statistisch beschrieben''. Band 2. Hälfte 1. 185
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** ''Der Staat Iowa mit einer colorirten Karte geographisch und statistisch beschreiben''- Band 2. Hälfte 2. 1855
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* ''Karte des Staates

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nach den besten Hülfsmitteln bearbeitet''. Lithographie Anstalt von H. Cordts. Akademische Buchhandlung, Kiel 1855. (Aus ''Der Staat Iowa mit einer colorirten Karte geographisch und statistisch beschreiben von Theodor Olshausen'') * ''Geschichte der Mormonen oder Jüngsten-Tages-Heiligen in Nordamerika''. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 185
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* ''Die deutsche Lebensfrage. Von Freunden deutscher Freiheit und Einheit in der Schweiz''. Zürich 1866.

Family

He was a brother of orientalist

Justus Olshausen Justus Olshausen (9 May 1800, Hohenfelde – 28 December 1882) was a German orientalist known for his contributions to Semitic and Iranian philology. Biography Olshausen was born in Hohenfelde, and studied at Kiel, Berlin and Paris, where he wa ...

and

theologian Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of ...

Hermann Olshausen.

Notes

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olshausen, Theodor 1802 births 1869 deaths People from Glückstadt German politicians American editors University of Kiel alumni University of Jena alumni German-American Forty-Eighters 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German writers 19th-century American journalists American male journalists 19th-century American male writers People from the Duchy of Holstein