Mommsen

[ mom-suh n; German mawm-zuh n ]
/ ˈmɒm sən; German ˈmɔm zən /

noun

The·o·dor [tey-aw-dohr] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdoʊr/,1817–1903, German classical historian: Nobel Prize in literature 1902.

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Mommsen
/ (German ˈmɔmzən) /

noun

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