Bernd Kappelhoff

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Bernd Kappelhoff (* 1949 in Emden ) is a German historian and archivist . From 2005 to 2014 he was President of the Lower Saxony State Archives in Hanover .

Life

Kappelhoff's father, Anton, was already interested in the history of East Friesland and worked particularly on the history of coins in his home region. The standard work of Anton Kappelhoff, The coins of Ostfriesland from the early 14th century to 1628 , was only published after his death in 1982 by his son Bernd with the help of Karl Kennepohl .

Bernd Kappelhoff studied from 1970 to 1978 at the University of Hamburg , where he received his doctorate that year. This was followed by an archive traineeship at the Osnabrück State Archives and at the Marburg Archive School (1978 to 1980). In the following 24 years, Kappelhoff worked alternately at the Stade State Archives and in the State Archives Administration in Hanover: first as a consultant in Stade, then in Hanover, finally from 1991 to 1999 as head of the State Archives in Stade and until the end of 2004 as head of the State Archives Administration of Lower Saxony State Chancellery . On January 1, 2005, Kappelhoff was appointed President of the Lower Saxony State Archives. He retired in June 2014.

Kappelhoff is a member of the Historical Commission for Lower Saxony and Bremen and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Johannes a Lasco Library in Emden.

Works (selection)

As an author
  • Absolutist regiment or class rule? Rulers and estates in East Frisia in the 1st third of the 18th century (= studies on the history of the estates in Lower Saxony. Volume 4). Lax, Hildesheim 1982, ISBN 3-7848-2524-9 (partly also: dissertation, University of Hamburg, 1978).
  • Emden as a quasi-autonomous city republic: 1611 to 1749. (= History of the city of Emden. Vol. 2; = East Friesland under the protection of the dike. Volume 11). Rautenberg, Leer 1994, ISBN 3-7921-0545-4 .
  • The 125-year history of the Altländer Sparkasse, founded as the “Spar- und Leih-Casse des Altenlandes” from 1873–1998. Altländer Sparkasse, Jork 1998.
  • Trade in the coastal regions of the Kingdom of Hanover. In: Karl Heinrich Kaufhold , Markus A. Denzel (eds.): The trade in the Electorate / Kingdom of Hanover (1780-1850) (= studies on the industrial and commercial history of the pre-industrial period. Volume 22). Steiner, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 978-3-515-07630-2 .
  • With Jan Lokers : Verden Court and History Sources (1663–1909): List of sources for house, farm and family history in the Verden area. State Archives, Stade 2006, ISBN 3-926948-04-3 .
As editor
  • With Thomas Vogtherr : Immunity and sovereignty: Contributions to the history of the Diocese of Verden. Landscape Association of the Former Duchies of Bremen and Verden, Stade 2002, ISBN 3-931879-09-7 .
  • Archival sources on sea traffic and the associated flows of goods and culture on the German North Sea coast from the 16th to the 19th century. A relevant inventory. Part 1: Archives in the Elbe-Weser area and in Bremen. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2011, ISBN 3-525-35548-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ President , website of the Lower Saxony State Archives ( Memento from April 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Farewell to President Dr. Bernd Kappelhoff in retirement , website of the Lower Saxony State Archives, accessed on January 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Members , website of the Historical Commission for Lower Saxony and Bremen, accessed on August 3, 2013.
  4. ^ Scientific Advisory Board , website of the Johannes a Lasco Library, accessed on March 4, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Kappelhoff, Bernd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and archivist
DATE OF BIRTH 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Emden