Felix Priebatsch

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Felix Priebatsch (born January 3, 1867 in Ostrowo ; † April 17, 1926 in Breslau ) was a German historian , publisher and bookseller .

The historian

Soon after his birth, his parents moved to Wroclaw. Felix Priebatsch spent his high school at the Maria-Magdalenen-Gymnasium , where his love for German history and classical literature was awakened. This encouraged his decision to become a historian. During his student years in Breslau , his teachers were mainly Eduard Meyer and Dietrich Schäfer . Even during his studies he was increasingly interested in the European East. In 1890 he received his doctorate on the subject of the great Braunschweiger Stadtfehde 1492-1495 . With his work The Hohenzollern and the Cities of the Mark in the 15th Century , he was particularly interested in the early history of Brandenburg-Prussia . In 1892 he was commissioned to edit the political correspondence of Elector Albrecht Achilles for publications from the Prussian state archives . Some historians had already failed at this task. The three-volume edition of the correspondence that Priebatsch published between 1894 and 1898 was widely recognized by experts. Nevertheless, even with further work as a Jew, he did not achieve the goal he was striving for: no habilitation , no office as archive manager. When Felix Priebatsch entered his father's bookstore in 1899, it was, so to speak, a farewell to science that he never quite got over.

The publisher

After the death of his father Iselin P. he had to run the business alone. The publishing house he founded soon stood out for its special features and innovations. In this way, he created a complete system of vocational school books that existed in Germany for a long time. However, his main interest remained the cultural problems in Eastern Europe. This is what he called his publishing house's first series of youth publications: From the East of Germany . He helped Upper Silesia to gain new attention and recognition through his work as a publisher. The yearbooks for the history and culture of the Slavs , which were published for a long time by the East European Institute in Wroclaw, were the result of his initiative. In the series Silesian Life Pictures he has described Silesian personalities in an impressive way. Felix Priebatsch, like his father, was buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery in Breslau . The bookstore was "Aryanized" from 1933–34 , but the company name "Priebatsch's Buchhandlung" remained until 1945. Max Holzman, a nephew of Felix Priebatsch, opened in 1923 - after years of apprenticeship with his uncle in Breslau - a German book and teaching material store called “Pribačis” in Kaunas , Lithuania. Hans Priebatsch, the son of Felix and Gertrud Priebatsch, emigrated to Palestine in 1934 . He founded a teaching material store in Jerusalem “SCHOLA ET SCIENTIA, Dr. HY Priebatsch. "

Works

source

  • Silesian Life Pictures Vol. 3

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personal data
SURNAME Priebatsch, Felix
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian, publisher and bookseller
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Ostrowo
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 1926
Place of death Wroclaw