Alf Schreyer

Alf Schreyer (born May 13, 1915 in Dockenhuden ; † August 4, 1993 in Hamburg ) was a German archivist , local researcher and publicist .

Life

Alf Schreyer was the son of Lothar Schreyer and his wife Marie Margarete, née Donner. The parents were born in Dresden and had also lived in Berlin and Weimar. Alf Schreyer grew up near Hamburg and attended a Rudolf Steiner School in Wandsbek . He completed school education with secondary school leaving certificate. He then began training as a publisher and bookseller at the Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt, for which his father worked as chief editor. From 1934 he completed an internship at the Hamburger Tageblatt . During the time of National Socialism , Schreyer was considered "politically immature", which is why he was denied further activities as a journalist. Schreyer, who was considered a passionate and good photographer, then switched to the Landesbildstelle .

During the Second World War , Schreyer, who had been a member of the Hitler Youth since he was 10 , did military service. He then went into business for himself and took photos for church publications. In 1969 he took a position in the administration of the Stormarn church district , where he took care of the archives. His service as head of department in the administration ended in 1980.

Alf Schreyer was married to Maren, née Feddern, since 1953. The marriage had two children.

Works

Alf Schreyer published in particular on regional and church history from Stormarn and Hamburg. In the work that deals with the Middle Ages and modern times, he often used documents that were difficult to access and incorporated numerous photographs he had made. In 1987 he wrote Church in Stormarn. History of a church district and its parishes in which he clearly dealt with the time of National Socialism. This can be considered his most significant work. He also created photo books on Volksdorf (1986), Bergstedt (1991) and Wohldorf-Ohlstedt (1991). One focus of his works was the history of the forest villages and the Upper Alster . From 1977 to 1990 he was the editor of the local history magazine De Spieker / Our home, the forest villages , in which over 100 articles he had written appeared.

Honors

On Schreyer's 70th birthday, the Senate of Hamburg awarded him the bronze medal for faithful work in the service of the people . The Association for Hamburg History awarded him a bronze Lappenberg medal. A commemorative publication was dedicated to Schreyer in 1990 on the occasion of his 73rd birthday.

literature

• Hans Wilhelm Eckardt: Schreyer, Alf . In: Franklin Kopitzsch, Dirk Brietzke (Hrsg.): Hamburgische Biographie . tape 4 . Wallstein, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-8353-0229-7 , pp. 315 .