Theodor Mommsen_
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Born
Garding
Birthday
Updated Feb 20, 2026
Details
Birthday
(Sunday)
Died
Birthplace
Garding
Nationality
Languages
Ancient Greek, German, Latin
Spouse
Maria Auguste Mommsen (1854)
Children
16 children: Ernst Mommsen, Hans Georg Mommsen, Karl Mommsen, Konrad Mommsen, Lisbet Mommsen, Marie Mommsen
Parents
Jens Mommsen
Education
Christianeum, Kiel University
Zodiac Sign
♐ Sagittarius
Chinese Zodiac
牛 Ox
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DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Theodor Mommsen: German classical scholar and historian (1817–1903).
Born in Garding (died at age 85).
4 awards including Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.
Studied at Christianeum.
AWARDS (4)
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Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
WON
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Nobel Prize in Literature
WON
B
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
WON
B
honorary citizen of Rome
WON
Biography
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century. He received the 1902 Nobel Prize in Literature for his historical writings, including The History of Rome, after having been nominated by 18 members of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. He was also a prominent German politician, as a member of the Prussian and German parliaments. His works on Roman law and on the law of obligations had a significant impact on the German civil code.
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Theodor Mommsen was born in Garding.
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