August Holler (local history researcher)

August Holler (* 1883 ; † April 9, 1971 ) was a German journalist , author and local researcher in Hamburg .

Life

Holler was the editor of the Hamburg foreign newspaper for 50 years . He collected Hamburgensien and until 1943 owned the largest private collection on Hamburg's history. It burned in the bombings of 1943. He then managed to put together a smaller collection again, but after his death it was dispersed by auction .

He wrote several articles on North German families (clan Holler, Rendsburg-Heiligenstädten) and chronicles of North German cities in the service of the Hamburg Foreign Gazette . Together with Otto Erich Kiesel , he wrote articles on the history of the Hamburg cemetery. He edited the history of the Hamburg foreign newspaper and was intensively involved in researching Hamburg's street names.

August Holler was a member of the Hamburg Genealogical Society .

Fonts (selection)

• The Holler family in Holstein , clan: Heiligenstädten-Rendsburg, Carl-Holler-Verlag, Hamburg, undated
• The old Hamburg cemeteries. How it came about and its relationship to the urban and intellectual life of old Hamburg , with Otto-Erich Kiesel (arrangement) and Arthur Obst , Verlag Broschek, 1921
• Summer trip to the Old Country. Parallel title: Das Alte Land: Its emergence and development over the course of time. This publication was published by the Hamburg tourist paper as a commemorative offer for the ascension excursion in 1930. Broschek & Co, Hamburg 1930.

Web links

• Literature list in the online catalog of the Berlin State Library
• Works directory on Google books

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "To the memory of my grandfather August Holler (1883–1971), editor at the" Hamburger Fremdblatt "and historian of lovers", in: Uwe Jens Wandel: .... as deeply felt as respectful thanks .... online
2. ^ Farewell to a Hamburg researcher. In: Hamburger Abendblatt . April 16, 1971. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
3. ↑ Note at AntiQbook