Albert Waltz
Albert Walzer (born May 17, 1902 in Ravensburg , † March 16, 1978 in Stuttgart ) was a German art historian .
After attending the humanistic grammar school and dropping out of theology studies, Walzer studied art history and history at Munich University. He received his doctorate with a thesis on the Vorarlberg sculpture of the late Gothic. From 1929 until his retirement in 1967 he worked at the Württemberg State Museum and its predecessor institutions. One focus of Walzer's activities was the care of numerous local museums; He “gave a face” to 50 or 60 of them. His brother was Rudolf Walzer , National Socialist Lord Mayor of Ravensburg from 1932 to 1945.
Honors
- 1964 honorary member of the Swabian Heimatbund
- In Steinheim an der Murr , where Walzer worked with Karl Dietrich Adam on the redesign of the Urmensch Museum , which opened in 1968, the Albert-Walzer-Weg is named after him.
Works (selection)
- Mask shapes of the Swabian carnival. In: Württemberg. Monthly in the service of people and homeland 8 (1936), pp. 61–82
- The local history and Schubart museum in Aalen . In: Aquileja. Illustrated magazine for cultivating the idea of home in the area of the Eastern Alb . H. 2/3, 1960, pp. 115-117
- Swabian Christmas cribs from the baroque period. Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Constance 1960.
- Love carriage, riding man, Nicholas and child carrier. Popular picture treasure on pastry models, in graphics and ceramics. Thorbecke, Constance 1963
- On the artistic culture of the imperial city of Ravensburg . In: Schwäbische Heimat 15 (1964), pp. 67–85
literature
- Werner Fleischhauer : Prof. Dr. Albert Waltz. May 17, 1902 - March 16, 1978. In: Journal for Württembergische Landesgeschichte 37 (1981), p. 369 f.
- Georg Sigmund Graf Adelmann : Albert Walzer †. In: Preservation of monuments in Baden-Wuerttemberg - Newsletter of the State Preservation of Monuments 7 (1978), p. 144. doi : 10.11588 / nbdpfbw.1978.3.14491 (PDF)
- Gustav Schöck: Against all odds. Albert Walzer and the local museums in Northern Württemberg after the war . In: Reorganizations. Southwest German museums in the post-war period. Tübingen 2002. ISBN 978-3-87407-503-9 , pp. 153-168
Web links
- Literature by and about Albert Walzer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry by Albert Walzer in the online database of the Baden-Württemberg State Bibliography
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary by Count Adelmann (see literature)
- ↑ Website of the Swabian Heimatbund ( online )
- ^ Annual books of the Society for Natural History in Württemberg 126 (1971), p. 20 ( online as PDF )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waltz, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ravensburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1978 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |