Johann Christian von Engel


Johann Christian von Engel was a Hungarian historian.

Biography

He was born in Leutschau, Hungary, and received his education at the University of Göttingen, where Heyne and Schlözer were among his teachers. He wrote several historical works which in their day were treasure houses of knowledge and scholarship. He was the first to put the history of Hungary on a sound scholarly basis. In 1812 he was ennobled.

Works

His greatest works are Geschichte des ungarischen Reiches und seine Nebenländer ; Geschichte der Moldau und Walachey and Geschichte des Königreichs Ungarn.