Friedrich Wilhelm Schubert Explained

Friedrich Wilhelm Schubert (20 May 1799 in Königsberg – 21 July 1868 in Königsberg) was a German historian.

He studied at the universities of Königsberg and Berlin, becoming an associate professor at Königsberg in 1823. In 1826 he was named a full professor of medieval and modern history and of constitutional law at the university.^[1]

He was a member of the Frankfurt National Assembly and Erfurt Union Parliament. He held a seat in the Prussian Lower Chamber (1849–52, 1858–63) and from 1864 onward, represented the University of Königsberg at the Prussian House of Lords.^[1]

Published works

With Karl Rosenkranz, he edited the works of Immanuel Kant, Immanuel Kant's Sämmtliche Werke (12 volumes, 1838–42).^[2] Among his other writings are the following:

• Handbuch der Allgemeinen Staatskunde von Europa (2 volumes, 1835–48)  - Handbook on general citizenship of Europe.^[3]
• Die Verfassungsurkunden und Grundgesetze der Staaten Europa's, der Nordamerikanischen Freistaaten und Brasiliens (2 volumes, 1848)  - The constitutional and principal laws of the states of Europe, the North American Free States and Brazil.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=0-hrRQvGV7sC&dq=%22Schubert%2C+Friedrich+Wilhelm%22+1799+K%C3%B6nigsberg&pg=PA166 Schmidt - Theyer
2. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009728564 Immanuel Kant's sämmtliche Werke
3. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001314826?type%5B%5D=author&lookfor%5B%5D=%22Schubert%2C%20Friedrich%20Wilhelm%2C%201799-1869.%22&ft= Handbuch der allgemeinen staatskunde von Europa
4. http://worldcat.org/identities/viaf-47500240/ Most widely held works by Friedrich Wilhelm von Schubert