Heinrich Rückert


Heinrich Rückert was a German historian and Germanist. He was the son of orientalist and poet Friedrich Rückert.
From 1840 to 1844 he studied classical and German philology at the universities of Erlangen, Bonn and Berlin. In 1845 he obtained his habilitation for German history and archaeology at the University of Jena, and later on, relocated to Breslau, where in 1852 he became an associate professor. In 1852 he was a founding member of the Verein für Thüringische Geschichte und Alterthumskunde.

Published works

He was also editor of medieval texts, such as: Bruder Philipps des Carthäusers Marienleben, Lohengrin, König Rother and Heliand.