The Mommsen family is a German family of influential historians. *Jens Mommsen (1783–1851) ∞ Sophie Elisabeth Krumbhaar (1792–1855) **

Theodor Mommsen Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (; ; 30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th ce ...

(1817-1903), 1902

Nobel Laureate in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning ''for'' Literature (), is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in th ...

∞ Marie Reimer (1832–1907) ***Marie Mommsen (1855–1936) ∞

Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff Enno Friedrich Wichard Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (22 December 1848 – 25 September 1931) was a German classical philologist. Wilamowitz, as he is known in scholarly circles, was a renowned authority on Ancient Greece and its literatur ...

(1848–1931) ***Karl Mommsen (1861–1922) ****Wilhelm Mommsen (1892–1966) *****

Wolfgang Mommsen Wolfgang Justin Mommsen (; 5 November 1930 – 11 August 2004) was a German historian. He was the twin brother of historian Hans Mommsen and the great-grandson of Theodor Mommsen. Biography Wolfgang Mommsen was born in Marburg, the son of the ...

(1930–2004) ∞ Sabine von Schalburg, other *****

Hans Mommsen Hans Mommsen (5 November 1930 – 5 November 2015) was a German historian, known for his studies in German social history, for his functionalist interpretation of the Third Reich, and especially for arguing that Adolf Hitler was a weak dictator. ...

(1930-2015) ∞ Margaretha Reindl ***Ernst Mommsen (1863–1930) ∞ Klara Weber (1875–1953) ****Theodor Ernst Mommsen (1905–1958) ****Ernst Wolf Mommsen (1910–1979) ***Hans Georg Mommsen (1873–1941) ****Wolfgang A. Mommsen (1907–1986) ∞ Ingeborg Mend (1921–1992) **Tycho Mommsen (1819–1900) ∞ Franziska de Boor (1824–1902) **August Mommsen (1821–1913)

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