Eberhard Illner

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Eberhard Illner

Eberhard Illner (born March 11, 1954 in Düsseldorf ) is a German historian and author. Until 2018 he was director of the Museum Historisches Zentrum in Wuppertal .

Life

Illner studied history and sociology at the University of Cologne and received his doctorate in 1981. Since 1986 he has worked at the Historical Archive of the City of Cologne and was responsible for collections, photography and bequests.

As the successor to Michael Knieriem , who retired in spring 2008, Illner became the new director of the historical center in Wuppertal in October 2008. He retired in February 2018, and is succeeded by Lars Bluma . Illner has a teaching position at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal .

Works

  • Civil organization in Elberfeld 1785–1850 , Neustadt / Aisch 1982.
  • Rhenish city atlas , collaboration with Eberhard Illner, 1985.
  • You are now in Cologne, compliments. Cologne 1945 in the eyes of the winners , collaboration by Eberhard Illner, Cologne: Emons, 1995.
  • Petitions and barricades. Rhenish Revolutions 1848/49 , collaboration with Eberhard Illner, Münster: Aschendorff, 1998.
  • Protest in Cologne. Collection of documents on the social movement 1970–1995 , collaboration with Eberhard Illner, Cologne, Weimar, Vienna: Böhlau, 1999.
  • There is no better thing in this world than to bite one's enemies…. Rhenish literature in the Vormärz and Revolution 1840–1850 , collaboration with Eberhard Illner, Düsseldorf: Heinrich Heine Institute, 2008.
  • Catch light. On the history of photography in the 19th century , edited by Eberhard Illner, Cologne: Snoeck, 2009.
  • Eduard von der Heydt - art collector, banker, patron , published by Eberhard Illner, Munich, London, New York: Prestel Verlag, 2013.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dr. Eberhard Illner , accessed March 2011.
  2. ↑ Historical Center: New director wants an open house for all Westdeutsche Zeitung (online) from August 4, 2008.
  3. ↑ Westdeutsche Zeitung: A life with Friedrich Engels. In: wz.de. January 17, 2018, accessed March 27, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Illner, Eberhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and author
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf