Researching Carl Robert
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1464 people with the Robert surname? In that year Robert was ranked number 2195 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Carl means "Man" and is of German origin.
Records of Carl Robert on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Carl Robert and the Robert Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Robert Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Robert family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Robert surname in the USA? Robert is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Carl Robert. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Carl Robert
Carl Robert
right|thumb|Carl Robert (1850–1922)Carl (Karl) Georg Ludwig Theodor Herwig Joseph Robert (8 March 1850, Marburg – 17 January 1922, Halle an der Saale) was a German classical philologist and archaeologist.
He began his studies of ancient philology and archaeology at the University of Bonn, where he was a student of Otto Jahn, Reinhard Kekulé von Stradonitz and Anton Springer. In 1870 he began service as a volunteer in the Hessian Infantry Battalion No. 11 during the Franco-Prussian War. Afterwards, he resumed his studies at the University of Berlin under Theodor Mommsen, Adolf Kirchhoff and Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff. In 1873 he obtained his doctorate in Berlin with the thesis De Apollodori bibliotheca. From a travel grant by the German Archaeological Institute, he conducted scientific research in Greece and Italy.
In 1877 he became an associate professor at Berlin, attaining a full professorship in 1880. In 1890 he was appointed chair of classical archaeology and philology at the University of Halle. At Halle he served as director of its archaeological museum, of which, he made important improvements via new acquisitions. In the 1920s the museum was renamed the "Robertinum" in honor of his accomplishments.right|thumb|Members of the Bonn Philological Society, 1869; Carl Robert is standing at the far right.
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