Karl Wilhelm Nitzsch

Karl Nitzsch
Born	(1818-12-22)22 December 1818 Zerbst
Died	20 June 1880(1880-06-20) (aged 61) Berlin, German Empire
Nationality	German
Parent	Gregor Nitzsch
Academic background
Alma mater	Kiel University (D)
Academic work
Discipline	History
Institutions	University of Kiel Humboldt University of Berlin University of Königsberg

Karl Wilhelm Nitzsch (22 December 1818 – 20 June 1880) was a German historian known for his studies of ancient Rome and medieval Germany. He was the son of classical philologist Gregor Wilhelm Nitzsch (1790–1861).

In 1842, he received his doctorate from the University of Kiel with a dissertation involving the Greek historian Polybius. Following graduation, he took an extended study trip to Italy (1842–1843). In 1848, he became an associate professor at Kiel, where in 1858 he was named a full professor of history. Later, he was a professor of history at the Universities of Königsberg (from 1862) and Berlin (from 1872).^[1]