Alhard von Drach

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Carl Alhard von Drach (born June 23, 1839 in Hanau ; † April 30, 1915 in Kassel ) was a German mathematician , university professor and monument conservator .

Life

Alhard von Drach came from a Hessian officer family. He completed his mathematics studies at the Philipps University of Marburg in 1861 with a dissertation “From the tangent cone of the second order surfaces”. In 1864 he completed his habilitation here with a thesis “On inner and outer polars of the third order curves” appointed associate professor of mathematics. From 1892 to 1893 he studied art history at the University of Berlin, afterwards he founded the chair for art history at the University of Marburg, where he taught the subject of Middle and Modern Art History. From 1899 to 1909 he also headed the collection for modern art history. His scientific interest was primarily in the arts and crafts of the Renaissance, including the work of Antonius Eisenhoit .

On February 10, 1902, Alhard von Drach was appointed as the successor to Ludwig Bickell as curator of the monuments in the Kassel administrative region, and in 1908 he was appointed to the Privy Councilor. For the inventory of “Architectural and Art Monuments in the Administrative Region of Cassel” established in 1901 by Ludwig Bickell , he wrote the volume “District Fritzlar” (1909). In 1909 he was released from his duties at the University of Marburg, and on October 1, 1913, he also resigned from his position as district curator. His successor in this function was Alois Holtmeyer .

Fonts (selection)

  • From the tangent cone of the second order surfaces . Johann August Koch, Marburg 1861 ( digitized version )
  • On inner and outer polar of the third order curves . Johann August Koch, Marburg 1864.
  • Introduction to the theory of cubic conic sections (third order space curves) . Teubner, Leipzig 1867; New edition Kessinger Publishing, 2010 ( digitized version )
  • Older silver work in the Royal Collections at Cassel: with documentary information and an appendix: The Hessen-Casselsche silver treasure at the beginning of the seventeenth century and its later fate . Elwert'sche Verlagshandlung, Marburg 1888.
  • A splendid cup from 1571 in the Dessau Palace. Contribution to the art and moral history of the 16th century . Elwert'sche Verlagshandlung, Marburg 1890.
  • The globe clock of Wilhelm IV von Hessen, located in the mathematical-physical institute in Marburg, is a work of art and an astronomical instrument . Elwert'sche Verlagshandlung, Marburg 1894.
  • The hut secret of the fair stonemason reason in its development and importance for the church architecture of the German Middle Ages presented by triangulature. Studies on monuments from Hessen and the neighboring areas . Elwert'sche Verlagshandlung, Marburg 1897.
  • The Portraits of Philip the Magnanimous Festschrift for the celebration of his 400th birthday (November 13, 1904) . (Publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse and Waldeck, Vol. 4). Elwert'sche Verlagshandlung, Marburg 1905.
  • The architectural and art monuments in the administrative district of Cassel. Vol. 2: District Fritzlar , Elwert'sche Verlagshandlung, Marburg 1909.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ H. Röhle: The von Drach family . Ellershausen 1985.
  2. ^ Carl Alhard von Drach:  Eisenhoit, Anton . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 48, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, pp. 317-322.
personal data
SURNAME Drach, Alhard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Drach, Carl Alhard von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German mathematician, university professor and monument conservator
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanau
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1915
Place of death kassel