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Alfred von Arneth

Austrian politician (1819-1897) · Politicians · Died at 78

Alfred Ritter von Arneth was an Austrian historian. His principal scholarly work is a ten-volume biography of the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa, first published in installments from 1863 to 1879 and still regarded as the standard work on the subject.

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Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art1887
Honorary Citizen of Vienna1887
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Honorary Doctor of the University of Vienna

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Born at Vienna, he was the son of Joseph Calasanza von Arneth (1791-1863), a well-known historian and archaeologist, who wrote a history of the Austrian Empire and several works on numismatics and brother of Doctor Franz Hektor von Arneth (1818-1907).

Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1819 to 1897 · aged 78