Franz Kampers
Franz Kampers (born October 16, 1868 in Oesede near Osnabrück , † May 21, 1929 in Stockdorf near Munich ) was a German historian .
Live and act
After studying in Münster and Munich (law and history), Kampers obtained his doctorate in history in Munich in 1893. The topic of the dissertation was: The Tiburtine Sibyl of the Middle Ages , Excursus I on "Imperial Prophecies and Imperial Legends in the Middle Ages, a Contribution to the History of the German Imperial Idea" . Then he was editor (from 1902 also publisher) on the historical yearbook of the Görres Society for the care of science. He became a librarian at the Munich Court and State Library in 1895, during which time he published extensive studies on the medieval imperial idea, then embarked on a university career and was appointed extraordinary professor for medieval history and historical auxiliary sciences at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Breslau in 1902 , 1903 at the same university as full professor.
In Wroclaw he researched not only his main area but also the history of the Silesian region.
Kampers has been an enthusiastic fraternity student in KV since his student days . In Münster he became a member of the KStV Association Germania , in Munich of the KStV Saxonia, and later he became an honorary philistine at the K.St.V. Ottonia Munich, in Breslau at Unitas-Breslau and Franko-Borussia. Kampers was very musically gifted and wrote and composed a number of student songs, which were then also included in the Kommers books .
In 1920 Kampers was given the title of Privy Councilor.
Works (selection)
- 1894: The Tiburtine Sibyl of the Middle Ages, H. Lüneburg
- 1895: Imperial prophecies and imperial sagas in the Middle Ages (2nd edition 1896 under the title: Die deutsche Kaiseridee in Prophetie und Sage , 1969 reprinted by Scientia-Verlag Aalen)
- 1897: Medieval legends of paradise and the wood of the cross of Christ in their most distinguished sources and in their most prominent types
- 1897: The Lehninsche prophecy about the House of Hohenzollern. History, character and sources of the forgery
- 1901: Alexander the Great and the idea of the world empire in prophecy and legend: basic lines, materials, etc. Researches. Herder, Freiburg
- 1901 (ff.): (Together with Sebastian Merkle and Martin Spahn editors of the series) World history in character pictures
- 1908: Dante's empire
- 1910: Charlemagne. The foundation of medieval culture and worldview (In: World history in character pictures , 2nd section: Middle Ages)
- 1913: (together with Fritz Frech (Ed.) Of the 2-volume work) Schlesische Landeskunde. Veit, Leipzig
- 1916: The land of light of souls and the holy grail. Bachem, Cologne
- 1921: Dante and the rebirth. An introduction to the basic ideas of the "Divina Commedia" and its sources. Kirchheim & Co., Mainz
- 1924: The development of the occidental imperial mysticism. BG Teubner, Leipzig
- 1929: Kaiser Friedrich II, the pioneer of the Renaissance. Velhagen & Klasing, Bielefeld
literature
- Franz Kampers article by Ingrid Bigler (In: Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Handbuch , founded by Wilhelm Kosch, 3rd edition, edited by Heinz Rupp and Carl Ludwig Lang, 8th volume: Hohberg - Kober, Francke Verlag Bern and Munich, 1981, Sp. 876-877)
- Siegfried Koß in Siegfried Koß, Wolfgang Löhr (Hrsg.): Biographisches Lexikon des KV. 6th part (= Revocatio historiae. Volume 7). SH-Verlag, Schernfeld 2000, ISBN 3-89498-097-4 , p. 49 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Franz Kampers in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kampers, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osnabrück |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1929 |
| Place of death | Stockdorf near Munich |