Alfred Joller

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Alfred Joller (born November 23, 1858 in Stans , † December 9, 1945 in Rome ) was a Swiss library employee in the Rome department of the German Archaeological Institute .

Alfred Joller was the son of the publicist Melchior Joller , who had lived in Rome since 1865. He was a member of the Swiss Guard in Rome from 1878 to 1882 . From 1883 he worked for the Rome Department of the German Archaeological Institute. He was distinguished by his loyalty to his duty and severity, but also had a reputation as a tyrant and pedant. He started out with lower positions in property management, but worked his way up and eventually became head of property management, custodian of the library and accounting officer. He also kept the institute's chronicle. From October 1, 1903, he was also an administrative officer for the German Historical Institute in Romeactive. He lived with his large family on the bottom floor of the institute building. On his 25th anniversary in service, he was ceremoniously honored in 1908: Christian Hülsen , Luigi Cantarelli and Walther Amelung gave speeches in response to him, and he was also given an artistically designed congratulatory address and a copy of Meyer's conversation lexicon including an oak shelf. He was also awarded the Prussian Order of the Crown . This made him a cavalier in Italy . In 1912 an attempt was made through the central management of the German Archaeological Institute to get Joller to be appointed provisional Reich German. However, this request could not be implemented. After the First World War , as a Swiss citizen, he was able to protect the institute and its property as far as possible and, above all, to preserve the important library. For his services, Joller received a letter of thanks that was signed by all members of the Central Directorate of the German Archaeological Institute. Two years before his retirement in 1926, the institute's headquarters were still to be moved from the Capitol Hill to Via Sardegna 79. Walther Amelung again organized an internal institute celebration, at which Joller's services were recognized again and he was presented with a portfolio with photographs of all members of the institute at the time.

The serious, dutiful and uncomfortable Joller was again and again the target of many ridicule because of his bizarre, his demeanor and his choice of words, despite the respect shown to him, and often offered cause for amusement. Many events were anecdotal and handed down in an embellished form. Eugen von Mercklin collected some of these anecdotes.

literature

  • Lothar Wickert : Contributions to the history of the German Archaeological Institute 1879 to 1929 , Zabern, Mainz 1979, p. 63. 76–77.

supporting documents

  1. ^ Paul Maria Krieg: The Swiss Guard in Rome. Lucerne 1960, p. 482.
  2. ^ Annual report of the Historical Institute 1903/04. In: Sources and research from Italian archives and libraries 7, 1904, p. 2 digital .
  3. ^ Eugen von Mercklin in Opus nobile. Festschrift for the 60th birthday of Ulf Jantzen. Wiesbaden 1969, p. 113.
personal data
SURNAME Joller, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss library employee at the German Archaeological Institute in Rome
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Stans
DATE OF DEATH December 9, 1945
Place of death Rome