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Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821–1891)
Gregorovius, Ferdinand (greg-ō-rō’vē-ös). A German historian and poet; born in Neidenburg, East Prussia, Jan. 19, 1821; died at Munich, May 1, 1891. He wrote: ‘Socialistic Elements in Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister’; a tragedy, ‘The Death of Tiberius’; ‘Corsica’; and other books of travel and description. He wrote also: ‘Euphorion,’ an epic, and other poems of high repute. But his historical works are the most commanding monument of his genius: ‘The City of Rome in the Middle Ages’; ‘Lucretia Borgia’; ‘Urban VIII.’; ‘The Monuments of the Popes’; and ‘Athenais.’