Karl Obser


Karl Joseph Obser was a German archivist and historian, largely known for his studies on the history of Baden during the 18th and early 19th century.
He studied law, history and German literature at the universities of Heidelberg and Munich, obtaining his doctorate in 1883 with a dissertation on early medieval English church history. In 1888 he began work as an assessor at the Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe, where from 1906 to 1924 he served as its director.
In 1888 he became a full member of the Baden Historical Commission. From 1897 to 1927 he was on the editorial board of the Zeitschrift für die Geschichte des Oberrheins, a journal in which he was the author of numerous historical articles.

Selected works

Wilfrid der Ältere Bischof von York. Ein Beitrag zur angelsächsischen Geschichte des 7. Jahrhunderts. Karlsruhe 1884 - Wilfrid, Bishop of York. A contribution to the Anglo-Saxon history of the 7th century.Politische Correspondenz Karl Friedrichs von Baden: 1783 – 1806, Teil 1-6, Heidelberg 1888-1915 - Political correspondence of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden.