Adolf Rieth

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Installation of the Neanderthal monument designed by Adolf Rieth on December 31, 1965 in Veringenstadt

Gustav Adolf Rieth (born September 14, 1902 in Reutlingen , † November 14, 1984 in Tübingen ) was a German prehistorian . He worked as a state curator and head of the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in Tübingen.

Life

Adolf Rieth studied natural sciences at the University of Tübingen , graduating with a doctorate in 1926 with a major in geography and a minor in prehistory . From 1941 to 1943 he worked as a curator at the State Plenipotentiary for Prehistory and Protohistory in Alsace in Strasbourg , where he completed his habilitation in 1944 . Between 1945 and 1953 he was head of the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in Württemberg-Hohenzollern and from 1953 to 1967 he was the head of the newly formed State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in Tübingen in the archaeological preservation of monuments . Another focus of his work there was the creation and design of cemeteries and memorials for concentration camp victims.

From 1952 to 1970 Rieth was also a lecturer for prehistory at the University of Tübingen .

Apart from its importance for the state archeology , Rieth is known through various publications on prehistoric technology and as an art collector . Parts of the "Rieth Collection" were transferred to the Graphic Collection of the University of Tübingen in 1987 and 1990/91 .

family

Adolf Rieth was married to the SPD local politician and art collector Hedwig Rieth (née Schradin, 1910–2006); his mother-in-law was the Württemberg state parliament member and women's rights activist Laura Schradin .

Publications (selection)

  • with Eduard Peters : The Veringenstadt caves and their significance for the prehistory and early history of Hohenzollern . In: Association for history, culture and regional studies of Hohenzollern (Hrsg.): Hohenzollerische Jahreshefte. Volume 3, 1936, pp. 240-264.
  • Prehistory of the Swabian Alb with special consideration of the finds from the Middle Alb . (= Mannus library 61), Kabitzsch Verlag, Leipzig 1938 DNB 362165262 .
  • On the technology of ancient and prehistoric art. The wood turning . In: International Yearbook for Prehistoric and Ethnographic Art . Volume 13/14, 1938/40, pp. 85ff.
  • with Günter Groschopf: The development of the potter's wheel: 5000 years of the potter's wheel . Kabitzsch Verlag, Leipzig 1939 (successor edition : Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Konstanz 1960 DNB 36162493X ).
  • The iron technology of the Hallstatt period , Leipzig: Ambrosius 1942 (Mannus library; 70).
  • The prehistory and early history of Hohenzollern as reflected in its national collection . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1970.

literature

  • Wolfgang Noeske: Dr. Adolf Rieth † . In: Denkmalpflege in Baden-Württemberg 14, 1985, pp. 136-137 ( digitized version ).
  • Dieter Planck : Adolf Rieth 1902-1984 . In: Find reports from Baden-Württemberg 10, 1985, pp. 729-730.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Rieth Adolf - detail page - LEO-BW. In: leo-bw.de. February 13, 1902, accessed December 6, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b Rieth, Adolf 1902–1984. In: portal.dnb.de. Retrieved December 6, 2016 .
  3. ↑ History of the Graphic Collection - Art History Institute - University of Tübingen. In: uni-tuebingen.de. Retrieved December 6, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Rieth, Adolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rieth, Gustav Adolf (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German prehistorian
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Reutlingen
DATE OF DEATH November 14, 1984
Place of death Tübingen