Dietrich Kohl

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Dietrich Kohl (born November 12, 1861 in Emden , † November 10, 1943 in Wiesbaden ) was a German historian, teacher and archivist in Oldenburg (Oldb).

Life

Kohl was the son of the Emden pharmacist Johann Georg Kohl (1808–1870) and his wife Luise Margarethe born. Büsing (1828-1900). From 1871 to 1882 he attended the Alte Gymnasium Oldenburg . After graduating from high school, he studied at the Philipps University in Marburg , the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and the Friedrichs University in Halle . Since 1883 he was a member of the Isaria Corps . In 1887 he was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD . After he had passed the teaching examination for history and German in 1888 , he made the preparatory year for the higher teaching position at a lyceum in Hanover . In 1890 he became an assistant teacher, in 1892 a full teacher. 1895 senior teacher and 1906 high school professor at the Oberrealschule Oldenburg . In the Weimar Republic , he received the new 1921 Title teacher . Because of increasing hearing loss, he took early retirement in 1923.

Since the mid-1890s, Kohl conducted studies in the Oldenburg House and Central Archives . Initially, these only served to deepen his strictly scientifically oriented lessons, which were held in an academic lecture style. However, as Kohl devoted more and more of his time to studying, they took on a weight of their own, especially when he turned to researching the history of Oldenburg after finding files in the attic of the town hall. At his insistence, the magistrate in 1903 established the Municipal Archives Oldenburg one, the carbon from 1908 next to and volunteer managed. Kohl organized the holdings and used the knowledge he acquired in numerous academic articles on the history of the city of Oldenburg, which he published mainly in the Oldenburger Jahrbuch , as well as in a large number of popular articles that he wrote for the news for city and country , the Generalanzeiger and the Weser newspaper wrote. In 1914 he published an edition of the city documents until 1534.

In addition, Kohl also dealt with individual aspects of the country's history as well as the shipping and trade history of the 16th century. From 1907 he was co-editor of the architectural and art monuments of the Duchy of Oldenburg , for the last two volumes of which he wrote a general historical introductory part. From 1918 onwards he attempted to conclude his individual research with a comprehensive presentation and in 1925 he presented the first volume of a city history of Oldenburg. The work contained only a superficial examination of the urban development and was not continued because Kohl initially only carried out his research on a part-time basis and he was also heavily stressed by the construction of the city archive. Later he probably also lacked the strength for synthesis. He was a member of the board of directors of the Oldenburg State Association for Classical Studies and State History .

family

Since 1906 he was married to Anna Noell (* 1883). Because of her, he gave up the management of the archive in 1931. He moved with her to Wiesbaden, where he died in 1943.

Awards

Works

  • Architectural and art monuments of the Duchy of Oldenburg
  • Oldenburg document book , 1st volume (until 1534)
  • History of the Oldenburger Land , 1925
  • City history of Oldenburg , 1st vol., 1925

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 109/668
  2. ↑ Dissertation: The politics of Saxony during the interregnum and the emperor election of 1612
personal data
SURNAME Kohl, Dietrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian, teacher and archivist
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Emden
DATE OF DEATH November 10, 1943
Place of death Wiesbaden