Ottokar Lorenz
Ottokar Lorenz was an Austrian-German historian and genealogist. He was born in Iglau and died in Jena. He was the father of chemist Richard Lorenz.
He studied philology, history and philosophy in Vienna, where his instructors included Hermann Bonitz, Joseph Aschbach and Albert Jäger. From 1861 to 1885, Lorenz was a professor of history at the University of Vienna, being appointed rector in 1880. Afterwards, he was a professor at the University of Jena.
He was a founder of modern "scientific genealogy". Some of his better written efforts are as follows:
- Deutsche Geschichte im 13. und 14. Jahrhundert,, two volumes.
- , two volumes, 1886–87.
- Geschichte des Elsasses, ; with Wilhelm Scherer, 3rd edition 1886.
- Genealogisches Handbuch der europäischen Staatengeschichte,,.
- Lehrbuch der wissenschaftlichen Genealogie,,.
