Emil Bahrfeldt

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Emil Bahrfeldt (born January 1, 1850 in Prenzlau ; † March 26, 1929 in Berlin ) was a German numismatist and insurance director.

Bahfeldt, son of a landlord in the Uckermark and brother of the future general and also numismatist Max Bahrfeldt , initially studied agriculture in Halle and then worked for the Gothaer Feuerversicherungsbank in Berlin from 1883 to 1922 . In 1888 he was in Tübingen Dr. phil. PhD.

From an early age his whole interest was in numismatics, especially the coinage of Brandenburg in the Middle Ages. Based on the cataloging of the Marienburg coin collection , he wrote a. a. Representations of the coin history of Danzig , Thorn and Elbing . Bahrfeldt also owned an important collection himself, which was auctioned off in 1921.

From 1898 to 1928 he published the Berliner Münzblätter . From 1902 he was chairman of the Numismatic Society in Berlin , from 1906 of the numismatic department of the general association of German history and antiquity associations .

Publications (selection)

  • Description of the coin and medal collection in the Marienburg. 7 volumes, 1901–1929.
  • The coinage of the Mark Brandenburg. 3 volumes, 1889–1913.
  • Medieval coins. Selected Writings 1881–1928. Selection and introduction by Bernd Kluge . Zentralantiquariat der DDR, Leipzig 1987 ( table of contents , with biography and list of publications).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Collection of Dr. Emil Bahrfeldt, Berlin. Coins of the German Middle Ages: The auction takes place on behalf of the owner, Tuesday, June 21, 1921 and the following days ... Adolph Hess successor, Frankfurt 1921.
personal data
SURNAME Bahrfeldt, Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German numismatist and insurance manager
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Prenzlau
DATE OF DEATH March 26, 1929
Place of death Berlin