Alexander Münch

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Alexander Münch (born November 21, 1900 in Dresden ; † October 18, 1984 ibid) was a German author and literary scholar . As a co-founder, he headed the Hauptmann Archive in Radebeul from 1950 .

Live and act

After the Hauptmann memorial was opened in Radebeul's Hohenhaus on November 14, 1948 , Hansgerhard Weiss ' and Münch's large collections of Gerhart Hauptmann and Carl Hauptmann works as well as additional secondary literature about these two authors formed the basis for the 6th June 1949 in the Hohenhaus opened the Radebeul Hauptmann Archive, which Weiss directed until he left for West Germany in 1950.

In 1950, Münch took over the management of the archive, which he made internationally known. Together with Rolf Rohmer , Münch published Gerhart Hauptmann: His Life in Pictures in 1958 , a second edition followed in 1962. Another four, partly revised editions by Rohmer followed by 1987.

In 1961, Münch moved the Hauptmann archive to the Steinbach villa in the Radebeul district of Oberlößnitz .

Works

  • The meeting of the crusaders in Bad Boll. A. Münch, Munich 1928.
  • The Oxford Revival Movement. [German crusaders, Dr. A. Münch], Munich 1931.
  • Johann Christoph Blumhardt, a witness of the present God. Brunnen-Verlag, Giessen 1937.
  • Johann Jakob Moser, the prisoner from Hohentwiel. Brunnen-Verlag, Giessen 1937.
  • Do you want to get well? Anker-Verlag, Munich 1949.
  • together with Rolf Rohmer: Gerhart Hauptmann: His life in pictures. Publishing house encyclopedia, Leipzig 1958.
  • together with Rolf Rohmer: Gerhart Hauptmann: His life in pictures. Verlag Enzyklopädie, 11. – 25. Th., Leipzig 1962.

literature

  • Frank Andert (Red.): Radebeul City Lexicon . Historical manual for the Loessnitz . Published by the Radebeul City Archives. 2nd, slightly changed edition. City archive, Radebeul 2006, ISBN 3-938460-05-9 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ History of the Hohenhaus
personal data
SURNAME Münch, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author and literary scholar
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH October 18, 1984
Place of death Dresden