Franz Dölger
Franz Dölger (Kleinwallstadt, 4 October 1891 – Munich, 5 November 1968) was a German Byzantinist. He is most notable for his crucial contributions to Byzantine diplomatics, and as the chief editor of the journal Byzantinische Zeitschrift from 1931 to 1963. A member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, he received honorary doctorates from the universities of Athens, Thessaloniki and Sofia. In 1962, he was awarded the Order Pour le Mérite.
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- Bernd Rill: Dölger, Franz (1891–1968). in: Rüdiger vom Bruch and Rainer A. Müller (eds.): Historikerlexikon. Von der Antike bis zum 20. Jahrhundert. Beck, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-406-33997-2, p. 73.
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- 1891 births
- 1968 deaths
- German Byzantinists
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)
- German male non-fiction writers
- Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Members of the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin
- Corresponding Fellows of the British Academy
- German historian stubs
- Scholars of Byzantine history