in Halle and the awarding of the title of Privy Councilor, which he had been intended to receive 10 years earlier, but which he had rejected. In addition, Hertzberg was a bearer of the Red Eagle Order 4th class and the Prussian Order of the Crown 3rd class. Personal life Hertzberg married Rosalie Zimmerman in 1854. They had two daughters and a son. Rosalie passed away in 1859 while giving birth to their son, Heinrich. Hertzberg remarried in Auguste Ziebarth in 1862; the couple had one daughter. Hertzberg was a member of the National Liberal Party. Death Hertzberg continued to lecture until shortly before his death. He died on November 16, 1907, and was buried in the Stadtgottesacker, a famous cemetery in Halle built in 1557. On November 16, 2007, the 100th anniversary of his death, a commemorative plaque was unveiled at his death house at Bernburger Strasse 2 in Halle. Literary activity Hertzberg wrote primarily on the history of Ancient Greece and Rome as well as on the Byzantine Empire. Die Geschichte Griechenlands unter der Herrschaft der Römer, 1866–75, (3 volumes). Volume 1: Von Flaminius bis auf Augustus. Volume 2: Von Augustus bis auf Septimius Severus. Volume 3: Von Septimius Severus bis auf Justinian. Geschichte von Hellas und Rom, 1879, (2 volumes). Geschichte des römischen Kaiserreiches, 1880. Geschichte der Byzantiner und des Osmanischen Reiches bis gegen Ende des sechszehnten Jahrhunderts, 1883. Geschichte der Römer im Altertum, 1885 "Ancient Greece", Translated by Charles Forster Smith; first published in 1902. He published a German translation of Victor Duruy's "Histoire des Romains" ("Geschichte des romischen Kaiserreichs", etc.) and made contributions to Wilhelm Oncken's "Allgemeine Geschichte in Einzeldarstellungen", to Heeren and Ukert's "Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten" and to Hans Prutz' "Illustrierte Weltgeschichte". Hertzberg gained regional importance with his works on the history of his home town, particularly the three-volume History of the City of Halle an der Saale (1889–1893). References and external links catalogus-professorum-halensis 1826 births 1907 deaths 19th-century German historians Writers from Halle (Saale) People from the Province of Saxony Leipzig University alumni Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg alumni Academic staff of the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg German male non-fiction writers