Franz Termer

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Karl Ferdinand Franz Termer (born July 5, 1894 in Berlin , † April 15, 1968 in Hamburg ) was a German ethnologist and Americanist .

From 1929 Franz Termer was professor for geography and ethnology at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg . From 1935 to 1962 he was director of the Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg and taught ethnology at the University of Hamburg . In 1940 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .

His main research interests were Mexico and Central America, especially the Maya culture.

Fonts (selection)

  • On the ethnology and ethnography of northern Central America (= Ibero-American archive. Vol. 4, no . 3, 1930, ISSN  0340-3068 ). F. Dümmler, Berlin 1930.
  • From the handicrafts of ancient American cultures . Publishing house of the Hamburg Museum of Ethnology and Prehistory, Hamburg 1951.
  • Maya research . JA Barth, Leipzig 1952.
  • Karl Theodor Sapper, 1866–1945. Life and work of a German geographer and geologist. JA Barth, Leipzig 1966 (= portrayals of the life of German naturalists. Volume 12).
  • Palo Gordo. A Contribution to the Archeology of Pacific Guatemala. Renner, Munich 1973.

literature

  • Report on the working meeting of German ethnologists in Göttingen on November 22 and 23, 1940. Dieterich, Göttingen 1941.
  • Wolfgang Haberland (Ed.): Bibliography of the work of Franz Termer from the years 1919–1964. Prof. Dr. Dedicated to Franz Termer on the occasion of his 70th birthday on July 5, 1964 by his colleagues. Hamburg Museum of Ethnology and Prehistory, Hamburg 1964.
  • Wolfgang Kophamel: Franz Termer. A German Central America researcher. In: Tranvía. Vol. 5, No. 19, 1990, ISSN  0930-0724 , pp. 45-48.
  • Wolfgang Kophamel: Franz Termer (1894–1968) - Political Geography and Ethnology. A work biography. Publishing house Dr. Kovač, Hamburg 2017, 328 pages, ISBN 978-3-8300-9299-5 .
  • Wilhelm Sandermann: Paper in Old America. Franz Termer in memory . In: Papiergeschichte , Munich, vol. 20 (1970), issue 1/2, pp. 11-24, ISSN  0031-1383 .

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personal data
SURNAME Termer, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Termer, Karl Ferdinand Franz (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ethnologist and Americanist
DATE OF BIRTH July 5, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH April 15, 1968
Place of death Hamburg