Elisabeth Kloß

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Elisabeth Kloß (born November 2, 1897 in Memel , East Prussia , † August 4, 1970 in Stuttgart ) was a German archivist and historian in Danzig and Stuttgart.

Life

The family moved to Danzig in 1900, where their father, Philipp Kloß, ran a shop. Elisabeth attended the Victoria School .

From 1917 she worked in the Gdansk State Archives . Since 1921 she was an assistant to the scientific staff. From 1926 to 1929 Elisabeth Kloß studied history and art history at the Technical University in Danzig. From 1927 she worked for the archive director.

In 1942 Elisabeth Kloß became a member of the State Office for Monument Preservation. In the spring of 1945 she helped to secure holdings in the State Archives.

From May 1945 Kloß worked in the city library in Danzig. She received Polish citizenship in October. From the end of 1946 Elisabeth Kloß was employed as a research assistant in the State Archives.

In 1957 she moved to Stuttgart, where she worked for some time in the main state archive.

Publications (selection)

Elisabeth Kloß published several historical writings about Gdansk and the surrounding cities, mainly with archive material from the State Archives.

  • The Citizens Register of the City of Konitz from 1150–1850 , Danzig 1927, new print Münster 2004
  • The land register of the city of Dirschau , Danzig 1929
  • Plague epidemics in Danzig , in compilation of health care institutions in the area of ​​the Free City of Danzig , Düsseldorf 1928, pp. 15-18.
  • The history of the storage poor cash register in Danzig from 1633–1933 , Danzig [1935]
  • The Danzig State Archives after 1945 , Stuttgart 1966

literature

  • Kurt Forstreuter : Elisabeth Kloß . In: Old Prussian biography . Volume 4. 1995, p. 1117.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2. To record the inventory of the Blaubeuren Monastery Main State Archives, 1957/58 Elisabeth Kloß compiled an extensive handwritten and typewritten repertory (inventory) of the Blaubeuren Monastery
personal data
SURNAME Dumpling, Elisabeth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kloss, Elisabeth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German archivist and historian in Danzig and Srutt Stuttgart
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Memel , East Prussia
DATE OF DEATH 4th August 1970
Place of death Stuttgart