August von Druffel

August von Druffel was a German historian.
He studied history, economics and military science at the universities of Innsbruck, Göttingen and Berlin, receiving his doctorate in 1862 with a dissertation-thesis on Henry IV, [Holy Roman Emperor|Henry IV] and his sons. At the University of Göttingen, he was especially influenced by the teachings of historian Georg Waitz. In 1875, he became an associate member of the Bavarian [Academy of Sciences and Humanities|Bavarian Academy of Sciences], gaining a full membership in 1884. In 1885 he was named an honorary professor at the University of Munich.

Selected works

Kaiser Heinrich IV. und seine Söhne - Henvy IV and his sons.Beiträge zur Reichsgeschichte - Contributions to imperial history.Briefe und Akten zur Geschichte des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts. Mit besonderer Rücksicht auf Bayerns Fürstenhaus - Letters and files on the history of the 16th century; with special reference to Bavaria's royal house.Des Viglius van Zwichem Tagebuch des Schmalkaldischen Donaukriegs - Viglius' diary of the Schmalkaldic Danube War.Kaiser Karl V. und die römische Curie, 1544–1546 - Charles V and the Roman Curia, 1544–46.Ignatius von Loyola an der Römischen Curie, 1879 - Ignatius of Loyola and the Roman Curia.Monumenta Tridentina - work involving the history of the Council of Trent.