Gregorovius, Ferdinand

Gregorovius, Ferdinand

(grĕgərō`vēəs, Ger. fĕr`dēnänt grā'gōrō`vēo͝os), 1821–91, German historian. He spent many years in Rome, where he produced his authoritative History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages (8 vol., 1859–72; tr. 1894–1900). Other works include his Life of the Emperor Hadrian (1851, tr. 1898).