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Georg Waitz (1813–1886)

Waitz, Georg (vītz). A German historian; born at Flensburg, Oct. 9, 1813; died at Berlin, May 24, 1886. He became professor at Göttingen, 1849. Among his very numerous writings are: ‘History of the Formation of Germany’ (8 vols., 1843–78; revised ed. 1893), his greatest work. ‘The Life and Teaching of Ulfilas’ (1840); ‘Researches in German History’ (1862); ‘German Emperors from Charlemagne to Maximilian’ (1872).