BOHMER, JOHANN FRIEDRICH

born April 22, 1795, Frankfurt am Main died Oct. 22, 1863, Frankfurt am Main historian known for his Regesta, an annotated collection of charters and imperial documents of medieval Germany. After studying at the universities of Gttingen and Heidelberg, Bhmer journeyed to Italy, where he became interested in art history. Upon his return to Frankfurt (1822), he became an assistant librarian at the art institute but subsequently devoted himself to general history. Named archivist (1825) and then head librarian (1830) of the city of Frankfurt, Bhmer began publishing the Regesta. The first volume, Urkunden der rmischen Knige und Kaiser von Konrad I bis Heinrich VII, 9111313 (1831; Documents of the Roman Kings and Emperors from Conrad I to Henry VII, 9111313), contained extracts of documents with Bhmer's comments and historical introductions; it was followed by a more extensive treatment for the period 11981313. Other Regesta were Urkunden smtlicher Karolinger (1833; Documents of the Carolingian Kings) and a series of German imperial registers for the periods 131447 (1839), 12461313 (1844), and 11981254 (1849), with introductions and explanatory passages by Bhmer. He also published Fontes Rerum Germanicarum (184368), a valuable collection of original authorities for German history during the 13th and 14th centuries, and he edited many other collections. On his death he left many manuscripts, some of which were subsequently published.