Eduard Jacobs
Eduard Jacobs (born May 20, 1833 in Krefeld , † October 25, 1919 in Wernigerode ) was a German archivist and historian .
Life
The son of the silk manufacturer Heinrich Anton Jacobs came from an old Lower Rhine, originally Dutch family. After attending high school in Cleve , Jacobs enrolled at the University of Halle in 1854 to study theology. In 1856 he switched to studying history and went to Berlin, where he received his doctorate in 1859. After completing his studies, he went to higher education, but in 1864 he joined the state archive service. He became archive secretary at the Magdeburg State Archives under George Adalbert von Mülverstedt , with whom a close friendship developed.
On the recommendation of Mülverstedt, he became archivist and librarian for Count Otto zu Stolberg-Wernigerode in Wernigerode am Harz in 1866 (see Stolbergische Bibliothek Wernigerode ). He held these positions successfully for 51 years. He retired in 1917 and died two years later. His successor in office was the son of the Lord Mayor of Poznan Wilhelm Herse .
plant
In 1868 Jacobs was a co-founder of the Harz Association for History and Archeology , the journal for church history of the Province of Saxony, and in 1883 the Association for the History of the Reformation. He was also a member of the Historical Commission for Saxony and Anhalt since it was founded. As secretary of the Harz Association, he was responsible for the publication of its magazine, in which he published countless articles. He was a corresponding member of the Thuringian-Saxon Association for Geography.
Jacob's scientific legacy is around 3 meters long and is now managed at the Wernigerode location of the Saxony-Anhalt State Archives .
literature
- Wilhelm Herse : Eduard Jacobs . In: Mitteldeutsche Lebensbilder , Volume 2: Lebensbilder des 19. Jahrhundert, Magdeburg 1927, pp. 390–400.
- Hans Lülfing : Jacobs, Eduard. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 , p. 241 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Eduard Jacobs in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Directory of the members of the Thuringian-Saxon Geography Association on March 31, 1885 ( Memento from December 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jacobs, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German archivist and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krefeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1919 |
| Place of death | Wernigerode |