Wilhelm Tomaschek (; 26 May 1841 – 9 September 1901) was a

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and orientalist. He is known for his work in the fields of historical

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and historical

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Biography

Wilhelm Tomasche was born on 26 May 1841 in

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

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. He received his education at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

(1860–1864). Afterwards he worked as a teacher in gymnasiums at

Sankt Pölten Sankt Pölten (; Central Bavarian: ''St. Pödn''), mostly abbreviated to the official name St. Pölten, is the capital and largest city of the States of Austria, State of Lower Austria in northeast Austria, with 55,538 inhabitants as of 1 Januar ...

and Vienna. On the strength of the first volume of ''Centralasiatische Studien'', he was named an associate professor of geography at the

University of Graz The University of Graz (, formerly: ''Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz'') is a public university, public research university located in Graz, Austria. It is the largest and oldest university in Styria, as well as the second-largest and second-old ...

in 1877. In 1881 he attained the rank of full professor, and in 1885, was appointed chair of

historical geography Historical geography is the branch of geography that studies the ways in which geographic phenomena have changed over time. In its modern form, it is a synthesizing discipline which shares both topical and methodological similarities with histor ...

at the University of Vienna. In 1899 he became a regular member of the

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. In 1933 the thoroughfare ''Tomaschekstraße'', in the district of

Floridsdorf Floridsdorf (; ) is the 21st district of Vienna, Austria (''21. Bezirk''). Located north of the Danube, it comprises former villages such as Floridsdorf, Donaufeld, Jedlesee, Leopoldau, Stammersdorf, Strebersdorf, and Groß-Jedlersdorf. With a pop ...

(Vienna), was named in his honor.

Literary works

* ''Centralasiatische Studien. I. Sogdiana'', 1877 – Central Asian studies;

Sogdiana Sogdia () or Sogdiana was an ancient Iranian civilization between the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya, and in present-day Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Sogdiana was also a province of the Achaemenid Empire, and l ...

. * ''Centralasiatische Studien. II. Die Pamir-Dialekte'', 1880 – Central Asian studies; Pamir dialects. * ''Zur historischen Topographie von Persien. I. Die Straßenzüge der tabula Peutingeriana'', 1883 – Historical topography of

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, The streets of

Tabula Peutingeriana ' (Latin Language, Latin for 'The Peutinger Map'), also known as Peutinger's Tabula, Peutinger tablesJames Strong (theologian) , James Strong and John McClintock (theologian) , John McClintock (1880)"Eleutheropolis" In: ''The Cyclopedia of Bibli ...

. * ''Zur historischen Topographie von Persien. II. Die Wege durch die Persische Wüste'', 1885 – Historical topography of Persia. II. Routes through the Persian desert. * ''Zur historischen Topographie von Kleinasien im Mittelalter'', 1891 – Historical topography of

Asia Minor Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean ...

in the

Middle Ages 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 global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

. * ''Die alten Thraker. Eine ethnologische Untersuchung''. 3 volumes. Vienna: Tempsky, 1893–1894 – The ancient

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. An ethnographic study.de.Wikisource
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* 1841 births 1901 deaths Geographers from Austria-Hungary Historians from Austria-Hungary Writers from Olomouc Orientalists from Austria-Hungary Historians of geography Thracologists University of Vienna alumni Academic staff of the University of Graz {{Austria-scientist-stub