Karl Steiff
Karl von Steiff , also Carl von Steiff (born March 24, 1846 in Geislingen an der Steige ; † January 23, 1914 in Stuttgart ) was a German librarian at the Royal Public Library in Stuttgart.
Life
Steiff was the son of the senior official geometer in Geislingen an der Steige. After attending the seminary and the Evangelical Abbey in Tübingen, he was in the intermittent church service from 1868 to 1872, and then from 1872 to 1874 as a member of the abbey. After a scientific trip he became parish administrator in Leutkirch in 1875 and there in 1876 a deacon and preceptor.
In 1877 he started working as a librarian in the University Library of Tübingen . There he became a librarian with the title of professor in 1887, before moving to the Royal Public Library in Stuttgart the following year in 1888. On July 1, 1900, Steiff became senior librarian, i.e. head of the library. In 1913 he had to be removed from office for health reasons before he died a year later.
Steiff published in particular on the history of books in Württemberg . Together with Gebhard Mehring he also published the historical songs and sayings of Württemberg (completed in 1915).
Publications (selection)
- The first book printing in Tübingen (1498–1534). A contribution to the history of the university. Laupp, Tübingen 1881 ( digitized version ); Reprint with supplements that Steiff published in the Centralblatt für Bibliothekswesen : Nieuwenkoop 1963.
- About the establishment of the main alphabetical catalogs of public libraries. Supplementary information on Dr. Ad. Keysser's essay . In: Centralblatt für Bibliothekswesen , Vol. 2, 1885, pp. 173-181 ( digitized version ).
- Contributions to the oldest book printer history . In: Centralblatt für Bibliothekswesen , vol. 3, 1886, pp. 249–264 ( digitized version ), p. 345–350 ( digitized version ), p . 465–480 ( digitized version ) and volume 4, 1887, p. 49–60 Digitized ).
- Halle is not a city of incunables . In: Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen , vol. 5, 1888, pp. 210– 211 ( digitized version ).
- On the history of Reutlingen book printing in the first century of book printing . In: Reutlinger Geschichtsblätter , Jg. 1/2, 1890/91, Issue 4, pp. 26–28; Book 5, pp. 31-36, Book 6, pp 41-44, Book 7, pp 55-60.
- Johannes Setzer (Secerius), the learned book printer in Haguenau . In: Centralblatt für Bibliothekswesen, vol. 9, 1892, issue 7/8, pp. 297-317 ( digitized version ).
- Württemberg's share in the exploitation and dissemination of the art of printing in the 15th century . In: Staats-Anzeiger für Württemberg. Special supplement 1898, No. 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 13/14.
- Where was the Editio princeps of the Epistolae obscurorum virorum printed? In: Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen , Vol. 15 (1898), pp. 490–492 ( online ).
- What the k. Provincial library in relation to arts and crafts . In: Stuttgarter Mitteilungen über Kunst und Gewerbe 1905/06, Issue 4, pp. 181–190.
- Libraries. In: Duke Karl Eugen von Württemberg and his time, Volume 2, Neff, Esslingen a. N. 1909, pp. 275-281.
- Historical songs and sayings of Württemberg, collected on behalf of the Württemberg Commission for Regional History and edited by Karl Steiff. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1912.
literature
- Karl Löffler : History of the Württemberg State Library. Harrassowitz, Leipzig 1923, p. 252 f.
Web links
- Biographical dates in Gabriele Zeller, Heinrich von Stietencron: Rudolf von Roth, 1821–1895: the wide world brought to Tübingen. Texts and materials from an exhibition on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of death, ISBN 9783447037891
- Entry for Steiff, Carl (1846-1914) in Kalliope
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steiff, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steiff, Karl von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German librarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geislingen an der Steige |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 1914 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |