The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Klopp, Onno

KLOPP, klŏp, Onno, German historian: b. Leer, East Friesland, 9 Oct. 1822; d. 1903. He studied at Bonn, Berlin and Göttingen (1841-45), and taught at Osnabruck Gymnasium (1845-58). He shared as intimate friend the exile of King George V of Hanover (1866). Becoming Roman Catholic (1873) his aversion to the Prussians increased and is distinctly marked in his writings. Later he went to Austria. He wrote &lsquo;Die Geschichte Ostfrieslands&rsquo; (1854-81). &lsquo;König Friedrich II von Preussen und die deutsche Nation&rsquo; (1860; 2d ed., 1867); &lsquo;Der König Friedrich II von Preussen und seine Politik&rsquo; (1861); &lsquo;Tilly im Dreissigjährigen Kriege&rsquo; (1861); &lsquo;Der Fall des Hauses Stuart&rsquo; (14 vols., 1875-83); &lsquo;Das Jahr 1683&rsquo; (1882); &lsquo;König Georg V&rsquo; (1878); &lsquo;Der Dreissigjährige Krieg bis zum Tode Gustav Adolfs, 1632&rsquo; (1891-96). He also edited the correspondence of Leopold I with Father Marco d'Aviano (1888).