Anton Maria Keim

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Anton Maria Keim (2010)

Anton Maria Keim (born August 16, 1928 in Hechtsheim near Mainz , † September 9, 2016 in Mainz) was a German historian , author and mayor of Mainz.

Life

Keim (3rd from right) 1981 for the award of honorary citizenship of the city of Mainz to Anna Seghers in Berlin

Anton Maria Keim attended the village school in Hechtsheim and the Adam-Karillon-Gymnasium in Mainz. Since his grandmother was Jewish, he went into hiding at the beginning of 1945 to avoid being drafted or deported. He was an eyewitness to the air raid on Mainz on February 27, 1945 . In 1948 he passed his Abitur and began studying German and history at the University of Mainz , where he received his doctorate in 1953 under Ludwig Petry . In 1954 he passed the state examination and began a legal clerkship in Bingen . After a year he left school and worked as a freelance writer. In the 1960s he joined the SPD .

From 1972 to December 31, 1995, Anton Maria Keim was mayor and head of culture and school of the city of Mainz. With his extensive cultural and political work he achieved national and international renown; in 1978 he succeeded in acquiring a complete Gutenberg Bible for the city's Gutenberg Museum for the first time . In addition, he is committed to German-Israeli relations and Christian-Jewish cooperation. Anton Maria Keim has published numerous publications on regional and German-Jewish history.

He was married to the actress Helga Bender and last lived with her at the Caritas Altenzentrum in Mainz-Drais .

honors and awards

He has received numerous awards for his achievements, including

Publications (selection)

  • 11 times political carnival - world history from the Bütt. History of the democratic fool tradition from the Rhine . v. Hase & Koehler, Mainz 1966; Fischer, Frankfurt 1969. 2nd edition, by Hase & Koehler, Mainz 1981.
  • Lively Rhineland-Palatinate . Dr. Hanns Krach, Mainz 1970.
  • The Jewish question in the state parliament of the Grand Duchy of Hesse 1820–1849. A contribution to the history of the Jews in Vormärz (= sources and research on Hessian history . Volume 46). Hessian Historical Commission, Darmstadt / Historical Commission for Hesse, Marburg 1983 (= dissertation University Mainz 1953).
  • Life in the ruins . Krach, Mainz 1985.
  • Exile and return . Schmidt, Mainz 1986.
  • When the last hopes burned out . Schmidt, Mainz 1988.
  • From Süssel Hechtsheim to David Kapp (= Hechtsheim local history . Issue 4). Association of Hechtsheim Local History, Mainz 1994.
  • with Franz-Josef Heyen (Ed.): In search of a new identity. Culture in Rhineland-Palatinate in the post-war decade. (= Publications of the Commission of the State Parliament for the History of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate . Volume 20). v. Hase & Koehler, Mainz 1996, ISBN 3-7758-1349-7 .

literature

  • Helmut Wirth: A homme de lettres: Anton Maria Keim. Attempt at a politician portrait; from educator to head of culture . In: Mainz. Quarterly issues for culture, politics, economics, history . Volume 4, Issue 1, 1984, pp. 25–32.
  • Helmut Wirth: Committed to culture and history: Alderman Dr. Anton Maria Keim was in office for almost a quarter of a century; great multi-faceted charisma. Farewell, thanks and honor . In: Mainz. Quarterly issues for culture, politics, economics, history . Volume 16, Issue 4, 1996, pp. 31–35.
  • Esther Epstein: Cosmopolitan and charismatic. Dr. Anton Maria Keim turns seventy-five . In: Mainz. Quarterly issues for culture, politics, economics, history . Volume 23, Issue 3, 2003, pp. 29–30.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mainz actress Helga Bender dies at the age of 71 - an obituary. In: echo-online.de. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Certificate
  3. ^ Anton Keim receives the Jakob Steffan Prize from December 2, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Germ, Anton Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian, author and former mayor of Mainz
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz-Hechtsheim
DATE OF DEATH September 9, 2016
Place of death Mainz