Carl Alexander von Volborth

Coat of arms Carl-Alexander von Volborth

Carl Alexander von Volborth (born February 21, 1919 in Berlin , † February 25, 2009 in Antwerp ) was a German-American heraldist .

Life

He worked as a freelance artist from 1945, first in Germany and from 1952 in the United States. In the United States he was a teacher and lecturer in art history. From 1969 he lived and worked as a freelance artist and heraldist in Antwerp.

Both of his parents were artists with Russian, German, Swedish and English roots. Although of noble origin, the title baron was not used.

Since February 17, 1990 he has been a member of the Herold, Association for Heraldry, Genealogy and Related Sciences zu Berlin e. V. and also member of the International Academy of Heraldry (L'Académie Internationale d'Héraldique / Paris) and the Heraldry Society of Canada.

As 'Freelance Herald Alexander Troblov' he also published a few heraldic works with a fine sense of humor, together with his friend, the heraldist Marc Van de Cruys.

As a heraldic artist, he drew family arms for Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912–2007).

Awards

• He received the Gustaf von Numers Prize in 1984. The prize is named after the Finnish heraldist Gustaf von Numers (July 31, 1912 to May 21, 1978).
• The 'Pro Merito' medal, from the International Genealogical and Heraldic Confederation, Kraków, 1995.
• The medal 'Ottfried Neubecker', Pro Heraldica, Munich, 1997.

coat of arms

In red three overturned silver swords fan-shaped. A red flight on the crowned helmet with red and silver covers.

Works

• Little Manual of Heraldry, Augustan Society, Torrance-Cal. 1966.
• The coat of arms - style and form, Limburg an der Lahn 1977. Also published in French and Dutch.
• Heraldry - An introduction to the world of coats of arms, Stuttgart, Zurich 1989 and Stuttgart 1992.
• Rascals - Funny fairy tales and rogue pieces, Blanck, Karl, Stuttgart, Franckh'sche 1948, with drawings by Alexander von Volborth.
• Heraldry from around the world in colors - From the beginnings to the present, Universitas-Verlag, Berlin 1972.
• Mythical creatures of heraldry in families and city coats of arms, Stuttgart and Zurich 1996 Belser-Verlag, also 2001.
• Sä la Wie, Homunculus, Wijnegem 2000.
• The very dubious Codex Senilski, Homunculus, Wijnegem 2001.
• The very peculiar Codex of Pluckingham Court, Homunculus, Wijnegem 2004.

literature

• Genealogical manual of the nobility, noble houses BI 1954, B VI 1964 (corrected).
• Genealogical Handbook of Nobility, Adelslexikon, Volume XV, 2004.
• Biographical Lexicon of Heraldists, Volume H, Siebmacher's Grosses Wappenbuch, Neustadt an der Aisch 1992, p. 561.
• International Art Address Book, Berlin. Issue 7 (1963) and 8 (1965).
• Marc Van der Cruys: Over het tekenen van wapens - An interview met C.-A. from Volborth, Homunculus, Wijnegem.
• Diana v. Volborth-Danys: Heraldische Kunstenaars (2), Carl-Alexander von Volborth, never failing 'creator spiritus'en artistieke duizendpoot. In Heraldicum Disputationes, vol. 9, Wijnegem 2004, pp. 13-17.
• Marc Van de Cruys: Carl-Alexander von Volborth, 1919–2009. In Heraldicum Disputationes, vol. 14, Wijnegem 2009, pp. 41-43.
• Diana v. Volborth-Danys: Nécrologie, Carl-Alexander von Volborth. In: Archivum Heraldicum, Swiss Archive for Heraldry, 2009-I, pp. 75–76.