Max Toeppen


Max Pollux Toeppen, surname sometimes spelled Töppen was a German historian and educator.
He studied classical philology and history at the University of Königsberg, where he received his doctorate and habilitation. From 1854 he was director of the "progymnasium" in Hohenstein, followed by administrative positions at schools in Marienwerder and Elbing.
Known for his scholarly investigations on Prussian history, he was co-editor of Scriptores rerum Prussicarum, and editor of Acten der Ständetage Preußens unter der Herrschaft des Deutschen Ordens. The following are a few of his historical writings: