Ottokar Lorenz (17 September 1832 – 13 May 1904) was an Austrian-German historian and genealogist. He was born in Iglau (now Jihlava, Czech Republic) and died in Jena. He was the father of chemist Richard Lorenz (1863-1929).
He studied philology, history and philosophy in Vienna, where his instructors included Hermann Bonitz, Joseph Aschbach and Albert Jäger. From 1861 to 1885, Lorenz was a professor of history at the University of Vienna, being appointed rector in 1880.Lorenz, Ottokar NDB/ADB Deutsche Biographie Afterwards, he was a professor at the University of Jena.
He was a founder of modern "scientific genealogy". Some of his better written efforts are as follows: Deutsche Geschichte im 13. und 14. Jahrhundert, ("German history in the 13th and 14th centuries"), two volumes (1863–67). Drei Bücher Geschichte (1876; 2nd ed., 1879) (Three books of History). , two volumes, 1886–87. Geschichte des Elsasses, ("History of Alsace"); with Wilhelm Scherer, 3rd edition 1886.Geschichte des Elsasses HathiTrust Digital Library Genealogisches Handbuch der europäischen Staatengeschichte, ("Genealogical textbook of European states history"), (1892). Lehrbuch der wissenschaftlichen Genealogie, ("Textbook of scientific genealogy"), (1898).
References Ottokar Lorenz @ AEIOU Encyclopedia
External links Genealogy and human heredity in Germany around 1900 OnLine Books Page bibliography