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Wilhelm Adolf Schmidt

Wilhelm Adolf Schmidt (September 26, 1812, Berlin - April 10, 1887) was a German historian.

In 1851,he became professor for history at the University of Zürich; nine years, he went to the University of Jena, where he remained for the rest of his life. He was a member of the Frankfurt Parliament in 1848, and of the German Reichstag from 1874 to 1876. His historical works deal mainly with modern German history; the most important of them are:

Schmidt also wrote:

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