Ulrike Leitner

• Durch die Arbeit an Editionen wird manches Detail in der historischen und biographischen Forschung entdeckt. Hier wird am Beispiel eines Briefes von A. v. Humboldt an J. G. v. Cotta ein spezielles Editionsproblem dargelegt: die Korrektur einer Fehldatierung. Die für die Begründung notwendigen Recherchen erbrachten Neuigkeiten über eine Begegnung zwischen C. Ritter und A. v. Humboldt 1824 in Paris, über einige Themen, die Humboldt gerade bearbeitete, und über seine Stellung am französischen Hof.Durch die Arbeit an Editionen wird manches Detail in der historischen und biographischen Forschung entdeckt. Hier wird am Beispiel eines Briefes von A. v. Humboldt an J. G. v. Cotta ein spezielles Editionsproblem dargelegt: die Korrektur einer Fehldatierung. Die für die Begründung notwendigen Recherchen erbrachten Neuigkeiten über eine Begegnung zwischen C. Ritter und A. v. Humboldt 1824 in Paris, über einige Themen, die Humboldt gerade bearbeitete, und über seine Stellung am französischen Hof.
• Through the work on editing projects sometimes historical and biographical details are discovered. In this paper a letter from A. v. Humboldt to his publisher J. G. v. Cotta serves as an example of how the correct date of a wrongly dated letter could be found. The necessary research to answer this question also brought to light some new facts as to a meeting between Humboldt and geographer C. Ritter in Paris in 1824. We also learn about some topics on which Humboldt was working at the time and about his relationship to the French Court.Through the work on editing projects sometimes historical and biographical details are discovered. In this paper a letter from A. v. Humboldt to his publisher J. G. v. Cotta serves as an example of how the correct date of a wrongly dated letter could be found. The necessary research to answer this question also brought to light some new facts as to a meeting between Humboldt and geographer C. Ritter in Paris in 1824. We also learn about some topics on which Humboldt was working at the time and about hisThrough the work on editing projects sometimes historical and biographical details are discovered. In this paper a letter from A. v. Humboldt to his publisher J. G. v. Cotta serves as an example of how the correct date of a wrongly dated letter could be found. The necessary research to answer this question also brought to light some new facts as to a meeting between Humboldt and geographer C. Ritter in Paris in 1824. We also learn about some topics on which Humboldt was working at the time and about his relationship to the French Court.Through the work on editing projects sometimes historical and biographical details are discovered. In this paper a letter from A. v. Humboldt to his publisher J. G. v. Cotta serves as an example of how the correct date of a wrongly dated letter could be found. The necessary research to answer this question also brought to light some new facts as to a meeting between Humboldt and geographer C. Ritter in Paris in 1824. We also learn about some topics on which Humboldt was working at the time and about his relationship to the French Court.…
• El trabajo en ediciones produce a menudo detalles diversos en la investigación de historía y biografía. En lo que sigue, un ejemplo de una carta de A. v. Humboldt a J. G. v. Cotta muestra un problema específico: la corrección de una fecha falsa. Las investigaciones que se hicieron necesarias para la argumentación, ofrecieron nuevos hechos sobre una entrevista entre A. v. Humboldt y C. Ritter, sobre algunos asuntos, en los que Humboldt estaba trabajando en esa época, y sobre su posición frente a la corte francés.