Diether Blüm

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Diether Blüm (born April 24, 1924 in Bensheim ; † September 29, 2001 there ) was director of the museum and archive of the city ​​of Bensheim and a popular local historian and author from Bensheim.

Life

After graduating from high school, doing an apprenticeship as a commercial assistant and working in this profession, Diether Blüm joined the Bensheim city administration in 1965, first at the Bensheim winery . From 1967 he worked in the city archive and was able to combine his job and his interest in local research . From 1979 to 1990 he headed the archive. In 1971 (until 1981) he succeeded Richard Matthes as director of the then local museum , who was responsible for the reconstruction of the museum that was destroyed in the war after 1947.

Create

As an archivist , Diether Blüm was responsible for the “memory of the city of Bensheim” in over a thousand meters of files. The earliest original documents date back to 1258. He understood his task very closely to the citizen. Among other things, he succeeded in inspiring volunteer employees from all generations to simple as well as demanding activities in the museum and archive area. In addition to his job, he dealt intensively with local research, e.g. B. as editor of the Bergstrasse home papers , a regular supplement to the Bergstrasse gazette . He also gave lectures on local history and guided city tours. Even as a handicraft speaker , he brought his topic closer to the audience. As an author of urban history publications, he was extremely productive; He bequeathed his estate on the history of the city of Bensheim - around 20 meters of shelf space - to the Institute for the History of People in Bensheim. His efforts for the Heimatmuseum were just as commendable: primarily collecting, interpreted for posterity, preserving and locally oriented.

Among other things, he was one of the founding members of the VORNERUMtheater. His first play Hinnerum - Dilltapp und die Fraa vun Bensem , which was performed in 1992 and re-staged in 2014 on the occasion of the Hessentag in Bensheim , was decisively shaped by the city archivist in 1991/92 thanks to his extensive and detailed knowledge of the history of the city of Bensheim been. In the play itself he played the role of town clerk. Since 2004, the VORNERUMtheater has also been showing the scenic city tour When Stones Could Tell , the title of which goes back to a book by Diether Blüm.

Publications

Writings by Diether Blüm in the catalog of the German National Library:

  • Old half-timbered houses in Bensheim and their history. Publisher: Magistrate of the City of Bensheim, Bensheim 1980.
  • Bensheim schoolhouses through the centuries. Bergsträßer Anzeiger publishing house, Bensheim 1992.
  • Noble families in the old Bensheim. K + G Verlag, Bensheim 1995.
  • If stones could tell ... Publisher of the weekly newspaper "Der Bensemer", Bensheim 1996.
  • With Martin Hellriegel: Bensheim anno. W. Hess, Bensheim 1976
  • With Berthold Mäurer: Our city yesterday - today. 130 years of photography in Bensheim. Verlag Berthold Mäurer, Bensheim 1990. ISBN 3-9801435-2-X

Other writings by Diether Blüm (selection):

  • Picture folder Bensheim: With contributions to the city history by Diether Blüm. Jedermann-Verlag Dr. Otto Pfeffer, Heidelberg 1978. ISBN 3-920506-03-0
  • From the history of the city of Bensheim. Publisher: Magistrate of the City of Bensheim, Bensheim 1989.
  • From the history of the city of Bensheim 1918 - 1932. Verlag Bensheimer Anzeiger, Bensheim 1991.
  • The noblest town in Bergstrasse: Bensheim. In: City air makes you free. Hessian city portraits - a journey into the past. Editor: Hans Sarcowicz, Stuttgart 1993.
  • With Oswald Sudheimer: Hauptstrasse 65. Publisher: Sparkasse Bensheim, Bensheim without year.

Publications by Diether Blüm in periodicals:

  • Bergstrasse homeland sheets. Contributions to local history of Bensheim and the surrounding area. Supplement to the "Bergsträßer Anzeiger".
  • History sheets of the Bergstrasse district. Publishing house Laurissa, Lorsch.

literature

  • Lupolt von Lehsten: Diether Blüm, 1924–2001. In: Hessische Familienkunde Volume 26, Issue 2, Column 132. Editor: Working Group of Family Studies Societies in Hesse, no location, 2002–2003.

Web links

  • Diether Blüm: Bensheim's streets are just like that '. [1]

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Blüm, Diether. Hessian biography. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ^ Museum der Stadt Bensheim: Museum history 1948 to 2003.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 18, 2014@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.stadtkultur-bensheim.de  
  3. ^ Karl-Josef Bänker: Stolle thanked Diether Blüm for his great commitment. In: Bergsträßer Anzeiger of July 26, 1991.
  4. ↑ Institute for the History of People: The IPG's pre-empties and bequests (selection) ( Memento of the original from March 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 18, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.habengeschichte.de

See also

personal data
SURNAME Blüm, Diether
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German archivist, historian and author
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Bensheim
DATE OF DEATH September 29, 2001
Place of death Bensheim