Egon from Berchem
Egon August Freiherr von Berchem (born April 2, 1876 in Stuttgart , † December 1, 1946 in Oberelkofen , today a district of Grafing near Munich ) was a German publisher, sphragistician and heraldist .
Life
Egon von Berchem, who came from the baronial line of the Bavarian noble family von Berchem , acquired knowledge of heraldry and sealing autodidactic. Strong collaboration with the graphic artist and heraldist Otto Hupp and the heraldist Donald Lindsay Galbreath shaped his view of historical and aesthetic heraldry. This collaboration resulted in an unprecedented catalog of German heraldic books of the Middle Ages. From 1918 until his death Berchem was a member of the “Der Herold” association.
Works
- Seal. In: Library for art and antique collectors. 11, Berlin 1923.
- The heralds and their relationship to the coat of arms, (published in contributions to the history of heraldry), author and editor of Egon von Berchem in collaboration with Donald Lindsay Galbreath and Otto Hupp, Berlin 1939
- About the coat of arms
literature
- Adolf Roth: Berchem, Egon August Freiherr von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 62 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Gert Oswald: Lexicon of Heraldry. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim et al. 1984, ISBN 3-411-02149-7 , p. 60 (keyword Berchem, Egon Freiherr von).
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| SURNAME | Berchem, Egon of |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berchem, Egon August Freiherr von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher, heraldist and sphragistician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1946 |
| Place of death | Oberelkofen, now part of Grafing near Munich |