Mommsen

American  

[mom-suhn, mawm-zuhn] / ˈmɒm sən, ˈmɔm zən /

noun

1. Theodor 1817–1903, German classical historian: Nobel Prize in literature 1902.

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Mommsen British  

/ ˈmɔmzən /

noun

1. Theodor (ˈteːodoːr). 1817–1903, German historian, noted esp for The History of Rome (1854–56): Nobel prize for literature 1902

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Example Sentences

"It was the performance of their lives as it was a must-win game," said former Scotland captain Preston Mommsen.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2022

"They had to win because they know how difficult this group will be to get through," Mommsen told Sky Sports.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2022

“We’ve been talking to Rep. Kerr about putting money into the education budget for it,” Mommsen said, referring to David Kerr, R-Morning Sun, who chairs the Education Appropriations subcommittee.

From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2020

Following this process through the collapse of Weimar democracy, the Nazi years in power and the Holocaust, Mommsen dubbed it “cumulative radicalisation”.

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2017

There is hardly so great a scholar in France, and I think he is the only Frenchman before whom Mommsen has retracted a statement.

From Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron