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Wilhelm Wachsmuth (1784–1866)
Wachsmuth, Ernst Wilhelm Gottlieb (väċhs’möt). A German historian; born at Hildesheim, Dec. 28, 1784; died at Leipsic, Jan. 23, 1866. Among his works are: ‘Outline of a Theory of History’ (1820); ‘Hellenic Antiquity’ (4 vols., 1826–30); ‘History of European Morals’ (5 vols., 1831–39); ‘History of the Age of the Revolution’ (4 vols., 1846–48); ‘History of German Nationality’ (3 vols., 1860–62).