anthropologist archaeologist archivist historian Librarian university professor
He attended the gymnasium at Bruchsal and in 1814 entered Heidelberg University, where in 1817 he was appointed tutor (Privatdozent) in history, in 1818 secretary of the university library, in 1819 extraordinary professor, in 1822 ordinary professor, and in 1825 head of the university library.
From 1827 to 1831 he was professor at the Catholic University of Leuven. On his return to Baden he edited for a period the "Karlsruher Zeitung". In 1835 he became archivist and director of the General National Archives in Karlsruhe, and retired in 1868.
