Alfred Moschkau

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Grave in the monastery cemetery in Oybin
Memorial plaque on the residential building

Otto Carl Alfred Moschkau (born January 24, 1848 in Löbau ; † May 27, 1912 in Oybin ) was a German philatelist and local historian.

Act

Moschkau was a publicist, poet and regional researcher and confidante of the Saxon Monument Commission . He was among the founders of scientific philately in Germany: in 1876 already appeared in the Wiener Illustrierte-Zeitung Stamps by Sigmund Friedl , an editorial about him as "The Head of German philatelists." As a philatelist, he was actually very important in his time. At times he had an extensive stamp collection, with the help of which he became one of the very first stamp inspectors from 1871 . He was one of the first authors in the field of philately and was editor for various stamp magazines. For example, he managed the Deutsche Briefmarken-Zeitung , the Illustrierte Briefmarken-Journal and his own stamp magazine .

In 1879 he founded the Oybin Museum in the castle of the same name , which he also directed. He also founded the Oybin Mountain Association . He also promoted tourism and the construction of the Zittau narrow-gauge railway . He collected autographs by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , Friedrich Schiller and Thomas Körner.

Alfred Moschkau was buried in the cemetery of the Oybin monastery.

Quote

From Zittau ’s blue mountains,
Vom Glockenfels Oybin,
Magical flying with the clouds
A greeting to you draw.

Honors

Works (selection)

  • Guide through the cities of Bautzen, Bischofswerda, Camenz, Löbau, Herrnhut, Görlitz, Lauban, Zittau and their surroundings . Dresden 1872 ( digitized version )
  • Löbau and its surroundings - a guide through this old four-city, to the Löbauer Berg, Cottmar, Rothstein, Sonneberg, Horken and to the Scala , Dresden 1872 ( digitized version )
  • The robber castles of Lusatia, Silesia and Bohemia conquered and destroyed by the Upper Lusatian Six Cities are described historically and topographically . Self-published, Zittau 1873 ( digitized version )
  • The Oybin near Zittau. Its description, history and sagas; together with a guide through Zittau, to the potter, Ameisenberg, Brandstein, Carlsfried and Weißbachthal, Pferdeberg, Hochwald, Nonnenklunzen, Lausche, etc. Zittau 1875 ( digitized )
  • Guide through Upper Lusatia , Louis Senf Publishing House, Leipzig 1877 ( digitized version )
  • The Carolathurm on the Hochwalde near Zittau . Zittau around 1879 ( digitized version )
  • Oybin Castle near Zittau described topographically and historically . Mustard, Leipzig 1879 ( digitized version )
  • Guide to the most interesting robber castles in Upper Lusatia and Bohemia . Pahl, Zittau 1879 ( digitized version )
  • Goethe and Karl August on the Oybin near Zittau from September 28 to 29, 1790 . Mustard, Leipzig 1879 ( digitized version )
  • Guide through Upper Lusatia with special consideration of the Zittau Mountains (Oybin, Hochwald, Lausche, Isarkamm etc.) and the neighboring Bohemia , Leipzig 1880 ( digitized )
  • Archive for the topography and history of the Oybin and its surroundings . several volumes, Oybin 1881ff. ( Digitized version )
  • The oybin in prehistoric times. A contribution to the history of the Oybin and the Zittau Mountains . Oybin 1882 ( digitized version )
  • Tollenstein Castle in Bohemia. Topography and documented history . Rumburg 1882 ( digitized version )
  • Oybin Chronicle. Documented history of the castle, Celestine monastery and village of Oybin near Zittau . Leipa 1884 ( digitized version )
  • The little church on the Oybin. Menzel, Zittau 1884 ( digitized version )
  • Zittau and its surroundings. a guide through Zittau, its immediate surroundings, into the Zittau Mountains and northern Bohemia, etc. Zittau 1893 ( digitized version )

Exhibitions

  • 2012: The dazzling Oybin collector: Alfred Moschkau (1848–1912) , Städtische Museen Zittau
  • 2012: Peschek, Moschkau and the Oybin in the 19th century , Ostritz Local History Museum

literature

  • Dr. phil. Alfred Moschkau - A life for philately. Contributions to Saxon Postal History and Philately, Volume 6. Verlag Christian Springer Cologne 1983, 60 p., 57 ill.
  • How I became a philatelist. On his 140th birthday - memories from Alfred Moschkau. In: Collector Express. 1988, issue 3, p. 87
  • Gernot Beyer: Dr. Alfred Moschkau - on the 100th anniversary of his death . In: philately , no. 419, May 2012, pp. 16–20
  • Carlrichard Brühl: History of Philately , Volume 1. Hildesheim a. a., Olms 1985. ISBN 3-487-07619-5 , pp. 95-102
  • Horst Hille: Philately pioneers. Verlag Phil Creativ, Schwalmtal 1995, ISBN 3-928277-17-0 , pp. 147-155
  • Peter Fischer: Alfred Moschkau. In: Deutsche Briefmarken-Zeitung , No. 26/2007, p. 41
  • D. Landrock: For the 150th birthday of Commissioner Alfred Moschkau. In: Philately , No. 257 / Philately and Postal History. No. 178, January 1998, pages 25-28
  • D. Landrock: A philatelist from the very beginning: Alfred Moschkau. In: Wolfgang Maaßen: International Philatelic Literature Exhibition , exhibition catalog for the IPHLA in Mainz from 2. – 4. November 2012, pp. 212-222
  • Wolfgang Maassen : Alfred Moschkau. Philatelist, local historian and museum founder. Phil Creativ Verlag, Schwalmtal 2012, ISBN 978-3-932198-93-9 , 416 pages
  • Christian Springer:  Moschkau, Alfred. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 168 f. ( Digitized version ).

swell

  • Sign on the monastery cemetery in Oybin.
  • Nekrolog Alfred Moschkau. In: New Lusatian Magazine . Volume 88, Görlitz 1912, p. 289
  • Werner Kirchhoff: Bibliography by Alfred Moschkau . Published by the philatelist association “Dr. Alfred Moschkau “Zittau e. V., Zittau 1998

Web links

Wikisource: Alfred Moschkau  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Gravestone on the grave of Alfred Moschkau, in the cemetery of the Oybin monastery, photo
personal data
SURNAME Moschkau, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philatelist and local historian
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Löbau
DATE OF DEATH May 27, 1912
Place of death Oybin