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Karl von Gebler
1850–1878
Remembered for his research into Galileo’s trial, this Austrian officer-historian left behind a serious scholarly work before his life was cut short in his twenties.
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Galileo Galilei and the Roman Curia From Authentic Sources
by Karl von Gebler
About the author
Born in Vienna on November 29, 1850, Karl von Gebler was an Austrian officer and historian. Library and biographical records agree that he died in Graz on September 7, 1878, and that he became known for work on the documents surrounding the trial of Galileo Galilei.
His best-known book is Galileo Galilei and the Roman Curia, published in the late nineteenth century from authentic sources and later translated into English with the author’s approval. The work helped bring wider attention to the historical records of Galileo’s conflict with church authorities.
The available sources on his life are brief, but they consistently portray him as a young scholar who combined a military career with historical research. Even with a short life, he is still remembered for contributing to the study of one of science history’s most famous controversies.