David Wolleber
David Wolleber ( baptized on 14. December 1554 in Grunbach in Remstal , † 8. September 1597 in Esslingen ) was in Weiler bei Schorndorf living württembergischer chronicler , who earned his living by writing handwritten historical works, of which quite a few in German Libraries are preserved.
Life
Coming from a family of village respectability, the physically handicapped Wolleber turned to the writing profession. He worked for seven years in the administration of the Schorndorf office. As a corner advocate, he represented little people and thus came into conflict with the authorities.
In a time when the archives were still very secret ( Arcana ), historical works written by laypeople were viewed with suspicion by established historians . When he dedicated a description of Württemberg to Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in 1591 , he was arrested, his materials confiscated and interrogated by the two ducal councilors Georg Gadner and Oswald Gabelkover , who were chroniclers themselves. Their judgment was negative, they despised the dilettante . In 1594/1595 he got problems with the authorities again because of the writing of petitions ( supplications ). Woolber had to flee the country and found no job anywhere. Forced into an unsteady wandering life, he was victim of a robbery in 1597.
The Historicus (self-designation) wrote chronicles from around 1574, striving for a broad material base and a pleasing presentation. They are uncritical compilations , but from time to time even professional historians gladly extracted details. In addition to his advocacy, these works were his most important source of income. He dedicated the manuscripts, which were often lavishly illustrated by painters, to authorities with the hope of a gift of money.
There are numerous handwritten chronicle manuscripts by Wolleber on the history of Württemberg (land books and historical descriptions), the history of the Hohenstaufen , the Habsburg dynasty , the Zähringen (he dedicated these volumes to Freiburg im Breisgau and other cities), Würzburg and the city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber .
David-Wolleber-Strasse in Weiler / Rems is reminiscent of Wolleber.
literature
- Eugen Schneider : David Wolleber: A picture from the beginnings of Württemberg historiography . In: Württembergische Vierteljahreshefte für Landesgeschichte NF 20 (1911), pp. 289–309 online
- Klaus Graf : Gmünder Chroniken im 16. Century , Schwäbisch Gmünd 1984, pp. 77-94 online
- Achim Hölter: “Conradin von Schwaben”: David Wolleber's enigmatic source for “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” . In: Journal for Württemberg State History 51 (1992), pp. 161-203.
- Michael Klein: On the development of the historiography of Württemberg . In: National history in Germany . Paderborn u. a. 1998, pp. 225-255, here pp. 240f. on-line
- Rolf Götz: Ways and wrong ways of early modern historiography . Ostfildern 2007, pp. 126–143.
Web links
- Klaus Graf: David Wolleber and the historical culture in Württemberg in the 16th century (2013), Academia.edu .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolleber, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Wuerttemberg chronicler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized December 14, 1554 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grunbach , Remstal |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 1597 |
| Place of death | near Esslingen am Neckar |