Sickel, Theodor von#
b. Aken (Germany), Dec. 18, 1826, d. Meran/Merano (South Tyrol), April 21, 1908. Historian. From 1857 university professor in Vienna, was head of the Institute of Austrian History Research Institut fuer Oesterreichische Geschichtsforschung in 1869-1991, which specialised in various ancillary branches of historical research, especially documentary studies under his direction. In 1881 he founded the Oesterreichisches Historisches Institut (Austrian Historical Institute) in Rome, which he directed until 1901. Founder and editor of the "Mttlg. d. Inst. f. Oe. Geschichtsforschung" (MIOeG, from 1880).
Works#
Beitraege zur Diplomatik, 8 vols., 1861-1882; Kaiserurkunden in Abbildungen, 11 parts, 1890/91 (with H. v. Sybel); Roemische Berichte, 5 vols., 1895-1901.Literature#
L. Santifaller, Das Institut fuer Oesterreichische Geschichtsforschung, 1950; A. Lhotsky, Geschichte des Instituts fuer Oesterreichische Geschichtsforschung, MIOeG, supplementary vol. 17, 1954.