Franz Flaskamp

Franz Xaver Flaskamp (born October 15, 1890 in St. Vit ; † April 20, 1985 in Rheda-Wiedenbrück ) was a German historian , archivist and author in Westphalia .

Flaskamp studied history and theology at the University of Münster and received his doctorate with a thesis on The Hessian Missionary Work of St. Boniface . He became an archivist in Münster and later in Wiedenbrück . He dealt in particular with the early Christianization and church history of Westphalia , with Westphalian personalities of contemporary history, with Westphalian institutions as well as the cultural history of Westphalia and the history of Wiedenbrück.

He is the author of more than 100 publications. Flaskamp was elected a full member of the Historical Commission for Westphalia in November 1950 . In April 1970 he was also elected honorary member of the commission.

Bibliography (selection)

Bernhard Heising (1865-1903). A German artist life . Munster i. Westf .: Regensberg; 1932
The Hessian Missionary Work of St. Boniface . Duderstadt: Mecke; 1925
The beginnings of Frisian and Saxon Christianity . Hildesheim: Borgmeyer; 1929
History of the city of Wiedenbrück . Wiedenbrück: Hanhardt; 1935
Ignaz Philipp Rosenmeyer (1764-1830). A pioneer in Westphalian cultural history . Wiedenbrück: Hanhardt; 1966
The Büren seminar. The beginnings of Westphalian teacher training . Rheda: Scharpenberg; 1957

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Yearbook for Westphalian Church History. 78: 11 (1985).
^ Kohl, Wilhelm: The members of the Historical Commission of Westphalia 1896-1971, p. 37

personal data
SURNAME	Flaskamp, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Flaskamp, Franz Xaver (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German historian, archivist and author
DATE OF BIRTH	October 15, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Vit
DATE OF DEATH	April 20, 1985
Place of death	Rheda-Wiedenbrück

[1] Yearbook for Westphalian Church History. 78: 11 (1985).

[2] Kohl, Wilhelm: The members of the Historical Commission of Westphalia 1896-1971, p. 37