Adolf Matthias Hildebrandt

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Adolf Matthias Hildebrandt (born June 16, 1844 in Mieste , Altmark , Province of Saxony , † March 30, 1918 in Berlin ) was a German genealogist , heraldist and publicist .

He was the son of Adolf Bernhard Hildebrandt (1810– ??) from Mieste and Caroline Daubert (1812–1875) from Genthin . Hildebrandt designed coats of arms and bookplates - u. a. also for the publisher Carl Langenscheidt (1870–1952). He was the founder of the magazine Exlibris and the Wappenfibel - Handbuch der Heraldik . In addition, from 1870–71 and 1880–1918 he was the chief editor of the monthly German Herald and the quarterly publication for coat of arms, seal and family history . In 1880 he was appointed ducal professor of Saxony-Altenburg .

Hildebrandt was the author of numerous publications - mainly on heraldry. The heraldic work of Hildebrandt was u. a. with the honorary membership in the heraldic association "Zum Kleeblatt" founded in 1888 in Hanover. The number of bookplates, family trees and coats of arms designed or drawn by him is extremely large. Typical of Hildebrandt's heraldry is the use of plant motifs, which he himself took from the coat of arms and redesigned in Gothic style . Another characteristic is the recurring shape of the helmets, which are named after him by experts "Hildebrand helmets".

Works

  • The nobility of the Duchy of Anhalt. Bauer & Raspe, Nuernberg 1869, digitized
  • The Hanoverian nobility. Bauer & Raspe, Nuernberg 1870, digitized
  • The nobility of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. Bauer & Raspe, Nuernberg 1872, digitized
  • Des Conrad Grünenberg, knight and burger zu Constenz, book of arms. Volbracht on the new day of the Abrellen do man zalt doing four hundred eighty and eighty jar. Newly published in color print together with Rudolf von Stillfried-Rattonitz . Starke, Görlitz 1875–1884. (As a facsimile, Saarbrücken 2009).
  • Book of arms of the first: called “Codex Seffken”. Herold Association [u. a.], Berlin 1893, digitized version of the University and State Library Düsseldorf
  • Festschrift to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Association for Coat of Arms, Seal and Family Studies “Herold”. Sittenfeld, Berlin 1894, digitized
  • Baltic heraldic book. Stockholm 1882, digitized
  • Bookplate Herm. Gelder , pharmacist book owner mark, Berlin 1899.

Web links

Commons : Adolf Matthias Hildebrandt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files


Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bernhard Peter, Historische Heraldische Exlibris (8) (accessed on January 13, 205)
  2. ↑ Illustration in: Zimmermann, Walther: Exlibris (book owner's mark) Deutscher Apotheker . Reprint of the 1925 edition, p. 43; ISBN 3-500-24810-1
personal data
SURNAME Hildebrandt, Adolf Matthias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German genealogist and heraldist
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH Mieste , Altmark , Province of Saxony
DATE OF DEATH March 30, 1918
Place of death Berlin