Georg Christian Crollius | |
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| Born | (1728-07-21)21 July 1728 Zweibrücken |
| Died | 23 March 1790(1790-03-23) (aged 61) Zweibrücken |
| Nationality | German |
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| Discipline | History |
Georg Christian Crollius (21 July 1728 – 23 March 1790) was a German historian and librarian.
He was born inZweibrücken, the son of the gymnasial headmaster Johann Philipp Crollius and Margaretha Gabriela Joannis. Crollius studied inHalle andGöttingen. He succeeded his father in the management of theHerzog-Wolfgang-Gymnasium in Zweibrücken, the most renowned school inPalatinate-Zweibrücken. DukeChristian IV appointed him also to the committee of the library, the present-dayBibliotheca Bipontina, and to court historiographer. Similar to his father he researched the history of Palatinate-Zweibrücken and of the Rhenish County Palatine. As a member of the Mannheim academy (since 1765) he wrote several essays, which were printed in the series of the academy. TheOrigines Bipontinae (1761–1769) might be cited as his main work. Starting in 1779 he contributed also to theEditiones Bipontinae. He died in his home town ofZweibrücken.
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