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Ludwig Pastor, baron von Campersfelden
Austrian historian
Ludwig Pastor, baron von Campersfelden (born Jan. 31, 1854, Aachen, Prussia [Germany]—died Sept. 30, 1928, Innsbruck, Austria) was a German author of one of the monumental papal histories, Geschichte der Päpste seit dem Ausgang des Mittelalters, 16 vol. (1886–1933; History of the Popes from the Close of the Middle Ages). While a student, Pastor became acquainted with the leading historians of his day. He became a lecturer at the University of Innsbruck (1881), where, in 1887, he was appointed professor of modern history. He later became director (1901) of the Austrian Historical Institute, Rome, and Austrian ambassador (1920) to the ...(100 of 197 words)