Albert Genrich
Albert Genrich (born January 19, 1912 in Berlin ; † June 20, 1996 ) was a German prehistorian and museum director.
Life
Genrich studied prehistoric archeology in Berlin . During his studies he joined the country team Palaio-Silesia . In 1937 he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD . From 1954 he worked as curator at the Lower Saxony State Museum in Hanover and from 1974 to 1977 director of its prehistoric department.
In 1949 he was one of the founders of the Working Group for Saxony Research , which promoted studies in the countries around the North Sea; since 1964 he was its president. He is considered to be the initiator of the regional history-oriented research on Saxony in Lower Saxony . The Society of Antiquaries of London made Albert Genrich a Fellow in 1975 . In 1970 he was one of the founding members of the Archaeological Commission for Lower Saxony . He published in the field of the Migration Period in Germany. His publications are significant for the time of the Anglo-Saxon colonization of England. In addition, Genrich carried out important excavations, especially at the old Saxon cemetery Liebenau near Liebenau .
Publications
- The Anglo-Saxon sphere of influence during the Migration Period. In: Offa . 6/7, 1941/1942, pp. 98-107.
- Form circles and tribal groups in Schleswig-Holstein. Based on closed finds from the 3rd to 6th centuries (= prehistory and early historical studies from the Schleswig-Holstein State Museum for Prehistory and Protohistory in Schleswig and the Institute for Prehistory and Protohistory at the University of Kiel. NF 10, ISSN 0581-9741 ) . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1954.
- Grave goods and Germanic law. In: The customer . 22, 1971, pp. 189-226, (Hamburg, Universität, jur. Dissertation, from January 22, 1970).
- Liebenau. A Saxon burial ground (= guide to the prehistory and early history of Lower Saxony. H. 3, ZDB -ID 186273-X ). Lax, Hildesheim 1970.
- The Old Saxony (= publications of the Prehistoric Collections of the State Museum in Hanover. 25). Lax, Hildesheim 1981, ISBN 3-7848-1225-2 .
literature
- Hans-Jürgen Häßler (Ed.): Dr. Dedicated to Albert Genrich on the occasion of his 65th birthday (= Studies on Saxony Research . 1, ISSN 0933-4734 ). Lax, Hildesheim 1977.
- Werner Schuder (Ed.): Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar 1980. de Gruyter, Berlin a. a. 1979, ISBN 3-11-007434-6 , p. 1072.
- August Ludwig Degener, Walter Habel (Ed.): Who is who? The German who's who. Volume 42.Schmidt-Römhild, Lübeck 2003, ISBN 3-7950-2036-0 , p. 420.
Web links
- Literature by and about Albert Genrich in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Saxony Research" at the Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum: Archaeological State History Research for the 1st Millennium
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Genrich, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German prehistorian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1996 |