Theodor Mommsen
Theodor Mommsen
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsenwas a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist and writer generally regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century. His work regarding Roman history is still of fundamental importance for contemporary research. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902 for being "the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work, A History of Rome", after having been nominated by 18 members of...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth30 November 1817
CountryGermany
History has a Nemesis for every sin.
The belief that it is useless to employ partial and palliative means against radical evils, because they only remedy them in part, is an article of faith never preached unsuccessfully by meanness to simplicity, but it is none the less absurd.
Without passion, there is no genius.
History is neither written nor made without love or hate.