Friedrich Uhlhorn (historian)

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Friedrich Uhlhorn

Friedrich Uhlhorn (born June 17, 1894 in Lauenförde ; † July 24, 1978 in Marburg ) was an honorary professor at the Philipps University of Marburg , who had his academic focus on the history of Hesse and was known for it outside of Hesse. He was particularly interested in the problems of historical cartography. In collaboration with Edmund E. Stengel he published the Historical Atlas of Hesse , which is considered to be his main work. He also wrote the contribution The German Territories in Gebhardt's Handbuch der deutschen Geschichte . A: The West , which deals with the history of West Germany. He was also responsible as editor for the Hessian Yearbook for State History .

Life

Childhood and youth

Friedrich Uhlhorn came from a family of theologians in southern Lower Saxony. He was born as the son of Pastor Friedrich Uhlhorn and his wife Elisabeth. Müller born. Friedrich Uhlhorn's schooling began in 1901, and he obtained his Abitur on February 24, 1914 at the humanistic grammar school in Hameln .

academic career

From August 1914 to 1918 he did his military service in the First World War . His studies officially began in 1914 and continued from 1919 to 1923 after the First World War. He studied history, German and Latin in Marburg and Göttingen and completed his studies with the state examination in 1923. During his studies he became a member of the AMV Fridericiana Marburg . He also began training as an archivist in Berlin-Dahlem. However, he soon returned to Marburg for good to do his doctorate with Edmund E. Stengel. The title of this auxiliary scientific work published in 1924 is The capital letters of the so-called Gothic script with special consideration of the Hildesheim town clerks . From 1923 to 1946, Friedrich Uhlhorn worked as an archivist for the entire house of the Princes and Counts of Solms , with the task of writing a house history.

Hessian regional studies

His connection to his doctoral supervisor Edmund E. Stengel and the "Atlas Workshop", which later became the Hessian State Office for Historical Regional Studies , based in the Kugelhaus in Marburg, remained intact during his work as an archivist. From 1935 onwards, Uhlhorn was responsible for Edmund Stengel's new project, and he was responsible for preparing the Historical Hand and People's Atlas of Hesse . This atlas was financed with funds from the Kassel district government and was to be created alongside the scientific primary atlas Historical Atlas for Hesse and Nassau . Stengel named the Hessian people and the Hessian youth as a target group in order to bring them closer to the Hessian landscape again. However, until the beginning of World War II , nothing more than a draft was created.

After the Second World War, in which he took part as well as the First World War, in 1947 he became custodian at the Hessian State Office for Regional History. After the end of the war, Uhlhorn pursued the goal of providing the first delivery of atlas maps for the entire area. He prepared political maps for the years 1550, 1648 and 1789, but these were never published. The project was later discontinued despite Uhlhorn's intensive efforts. In addition, Uhlhorn began work on the “Historical Handbook” during this time. Following on from the work carried out before the outbreak of war, this atlas was intended to serve as a reference and visual guide for schools, universities and all those interested in history. Uhlhorn worked intensively on this project, various government agencies were interested in the creation of this map series, which ultimately convinced Stengel, who was not too convinced of the necessity of this project and put the completion of the "large atlas" first.

This project was not completed along with the many other projects. But a number of smaller scientific atlases were published, such as the Historical Atlas of Hesse, which was created under Friedrich Uhlhorn's leadership as one of the first in Germany . From the winter semester of 1964, he was given leave of absence for health reasons. Even after his retirement, Uhlhorn worked on this atlas and on its execution and design. Twelve volumes were published between 1960 and 1978, comprising a total of 79 maps and 53 sheets. The volume with text and explanations published by Fred Schwind in 1984 completed the atlas.

Uhlhorn died on July 24, 1978 in Marburg and was buried in the Rotenberg cemetery in Marburg. The city of Marburg declared his grave to be a city grave of honor.

Services

Particularly noteworthy are the achievements of Friedrich Uhlhorn in the scientific field of Hessian state history. He was known beyond the Hessian borders, as he dealt with the historical basis of today's state of Hesse at an early stage. His collaboration on the Historical Atlas of Hesse , which is his main work, his function as chairman of the Marburg History Association, but not least his numerous publications on Hessian-regional history topics make his deep connection to Hessian history and his research interests clear until his death in 1978. In his obituary for him, Fred Schwind emphasizes that he was able to convey the “insight into the intimate relationship between the landscape and the historically active people [...] gained during his time as archivist of the Princely House of Solms in his courses and, above all, on excursions to his students sought. ”From 1951 he was editor-in-chief for the first 14 volumes of the Hessian Yearbook for State History and is thus also significantly involved in its presentation and the high rank it occupies among regional history magazines.

Fonts

  • The capital letters of the so-called Gothic script with special consideration of the Hildesheim town clerk. Tondeur & Säuberlich, Leipzig 1924.
  • Basics of the Wetterau territorial history. In: Friedberger Geschichtsblätter , Volume 8, Issue 10 and 11, 1927, pp. 143–166.
  • The medieval fortifications of the city of Lich. In: Volk und Scholle. Homeland papers for both Hessen, Nassau and Frankfurt a. M. , Volume 7, Issue 10, 1929, pp. 318-321.
  • The Solms Archives in the Wetterau. Lecture given on September 8, 1929 at the XXI. Archive day in Marburg. In: Archivalische Zeitschrift , Volume 6, 1930, pp. 69–80.
  • History of the Counts of Solms in the Middle Ages. Kerte, Marburg 1931.
  • On the history of the Breidenbach pilgrimage. In: Gutenberg-Jahrbuch 1934, pp. 107–111.
  • The Institute for Historical Regional Studies of Hesse and Nassau in Marburg. In: Hessenland , Volume 45, 1934.
  • The invention of the rolling mill and its support by Count Reinhard zu Solms-Lich. In: Deutsche Münzblätter , Volume 55, No. 388, 1935.
  • with Paul Bamberg: Count Reinhard zu Solms's coin mill. In: Deutsche Münzblätter , Volume 55, No. 389, 1935.
  • Hesse and the Reich. Lecture given at the 42nd annual meeting of the Historical Commission for Hesse and Waldeck on June 10, 1939 (= Annual Report of the Historical Commission for Hesse and Waldeck , Appendix 42), Marburg 1939.
  • From old Bellersheim mark calculations. In: Mitteilungen des Oberhessischer Geschichtsverein Gießen , Volume 36, 1939, pp. 1-10.
  • A contribution to the Erbach genealogy. In: Archive for Hessian History and Archeology , Volume 21, 1940, pp. 128–135.
  • Regesta of the documents of the Graf zu Solms-Rödelheim archive in Assenheim. 1st and 2nd volume (typewritten).
  • Johann Albrecht Graf zu Solms-Braunfels 1563 to 1623. In: Nassauische Lebensbilder , edited by Rudolf Vaupel, Fritz Adolf Schmidt, Karl Wolf, Volume 3, Wiesbaden 1948, pp. 127–145.
  • History of the city of Lich. In: Licher Heimatbuch , edited by Kurt Zeiger, self-published by the city of Lich, Lich 1950, pp. 9–24.
  • History of the princes of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. In: Licher Heimatbuch , edited by Kurt Zeiger, self-published by the city of Lich, Lich 1950, pp. 172–181.
  • On the history of the modeling arches. In: Hessische Blätter für Volkskunde , Volume 42, Schmitz, Gießen 1951, pp. 16-25.
  • Structure and historical development of the state of Hesse. In: Festschrift for Edmund E. Stengel on the occasion of Edmund E. Stengel's 70th birthday on December 24, 1949, offered by friends, colleagues and students , Böhlau, Münster 1952, pp. 576-589.
  • The field names collection of the Hessian State Office for Historical Regional Studies in Marburg / Lahn. In: International center of onomastics, Onoma , Volume 3, Louvain 1952, pp. 47-50.
  • Reinhard Graf zu Solms, Lord of Munzenberg 1491–1562. Elwert, Marburg 1952.
  • Wetzlar and Limburg. Investigations into the territorial-historical dynamics of the landscape on the lower Lahn. In: From constitutional and national history. Festschrift on the occasion of Theodor Mayer's 70th birthday, presented by his friends and students , Thorbecke, Lindau 1955, pp. 259–279.
  • On the problem of urban law research. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 5, 1955, pp. 124-134.
  • History and local research. In: The Odenwald. Zeitschrift des Breuberg-Bund , Volume 4, Issue 2 and 3, 1957, pp. 62–63.
  • Two investigations into the nature of the history map. 1. Problems of the cartographic representation of historical processes. 2. Map and constitutional history. Studies on the "complexity" of sovereignty. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 8, 1958, pp. 106–149.
  • The Bohemian line of the Solms-Lich house. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 9, 1959, pp. 86–119.
  • To the “Stadtrechtsfamilien” map in the Hessian Atlas. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 10, 1960, pp. 97-131.
  • Historical atlas of Hessen. Founded and prepared by Edmund E. Stengel, edited by Friedrich Uhlhorn, Hessisches Landesamt für Landeskunde, Marburg 1961–1978.
  • Southern and Northern Germany from a regional historical perspective. Observations and suggestions for three maps of the historical atlas of Hessen. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 11, 1961, pp. 42–63.
  • A patriarchal age. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 12, 1962, pp. 77–129.
  • Otto Graf zu Solms-Hungen (1572–1610). A picture of life. In: Archive for Hessian History and Archeology, Volume 28, 1963, pp. 279–295.
  • History of Hohensolms Castle and its landscape. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 17, 1967, pp. 191–225.
  • The territorial-historical function of the castle. Attempt at a cartographic representation. In: Blätter für deutsche Landesgeschichte , Volume 103, 1967, pp. 9–31.
  • Formation of borders in Hessen. The development of the western border of the Biedenkopf district. Jänecke, Hanover 1969.
  • On the characteristics of Anna von Mecklenburg. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 19, 1969, pp. 450–455.
  • The historical relations between Hessen, Rhineland / Palatinate, Saarland. (= Contributions to spatial planning in Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland; research reports from the state working group on Hesse; research reports from the state working group Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland of the academy for spatial research and regional planning ), Jänecke, Hanover 1974, ISBN 3-7792-5077- 2 .
  • with Walter Schlesinger: The German Territories. (= Handbook of German History . ) Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1981 (1st edition without assistance from Walter Schlesinger, approx. 1955), ISBN 3-423-04213-3 .
  • History of the Counts of Solms between the Reformation and the Peace of Westphalia. published and introduced by Gerhard Menk, Hessian Historical Commission Darmstadt / Marburg, Darmstadt / Marburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-88443-316-4 .

literature

  • Catalogus professorum academiae Marburgensis. The academic teachers at the Philipps University of Marburg. edited by Inge Auerbach, Vol. 2: From 1911 to 1971, Elwert Verlag, Marburg 1979, ISBN 3-7708-0662-X , p. 622.
  • Gerhard Menk: Introduction. II. Friedrich Uhlhorn. An archival and scientific career. In: Friedrich Uhlhorn: History of the Counts of Solms between the Reformation and the Peace of Westphalia , edited and introduced by Gerhard Menk, self-published by the Hessian Historical Commissions in Darmstadt and Marburg, Darmstadt and Marburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-88443-316-4 , p 43-106.
  • Ulrich Reuling : The Hessian area as a “historical landscape”. The development of the historical concepts of space as reflected by the Hessian Atlas companies. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 34, 1984, pp. 163–192.
  • Ulrich Reuling: From the "Altas workshop" to the state authority. The Hessian State Office for Historical Regional Studies in Marburg in its institutional and research history development under Edmund E. Stengel and Theodor Mayer. In: Walter Heinemeyer (Ed.): Hundert Jahre Historische Kommission für Hessen 1897–1997 , Vol. 2, Elwert-Verlag, Marburg 1997, ISBN 3-7708-1083-X , pp. 1169–1203.
  • Fred Schwind: Friedrich Uhlhorn. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 28, 1978, pp. IX – XI.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Photo archive Marburg , photo no. B 24.292 / 21 Friedrich Uhlhorn (1894–?), 1940–? Honorary professor for history and local history in Marburg.
  2. ↑ a b c d Fred Schwind : Friedrich Uhlhorn. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 28, 1978, SX
  3. ↑ a b c Fred Schwind: Friedrich Uhlhorn. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 28, 1978, p. XI.
  4. ↑ a b c d Fred Schwind: Friedrich Uhlhorn. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 28, 1978, P. IX.
  5. ^ Gerhard Menk : Introduction. II. Friedrich Uhlhorn: An archival and scientific career. In: Friedrich Uhlhorn: History of the Counts of Solms between the Reformation and the Peace of Westphalia , edited and introduced by Gerhard Menk, self-published by the Hessian Historical Commissions in Darmstadt and Marburg, Darmstadt and Marburg 2011, p. 43.
  6. ↑ a b c d e catalogus professorum academiae Marburgensis. P. 622.
  7. ^ Association of Alter SVer (VASV): Address book and Vademecum. Ludwigshafen am Rhein 1959, p. 125.
  8. ^ Gerhard Menk: Introduction. II. Friedrich Uhlhorn: An archival and scientific career. In: Friedrich Uhlhorn: History of the Counts of Solms between the Reformation and the Peace of Westphalia , edited and introduced by Gerhard Menk, self-published by the Hessian Historical Commissions in Darmstadt and Marburg, Darmstadt and Marburg 2011, p. 54.
  9. ↑ a b Ulrich Reuling: From the "Altaswerkstatt" to the state authority. The Hessian State Office for Historical Regional Studies in Marburg in its institutional and research history development under Edmund E. Stengel and Theodor Mayer. In: Walter Heinemeyer (ed.): Hundred Years of Historical Commission for Hesse 1897–1997 , Vol. 2, Elwert-Verlag, Marburg 1997, p. 1193 f.
  10. ↑ Ulrich Reuling: The Hessian area as a "historical landscape". The development of the historical concepts of space as reflected by the Hessian Atlas companies. In: Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , Volume 34, 1984, p. 175.
  11. ↑ Ulrich Reuling: From the "Altas workshop" to the state authority. The Hessian State Office for Historical Regional Studies in Marburg in its institutional and research history development under Edmund E. Stengel and Theodor Mayer. In: Walter Heinemeyer (Ed.): Hundred Years of Historical Commission for Hesse 1897–1997, Vol. 2, Elwert-Verlag, Marburg 1997, p. 1200.
  12. ↑ Ulrich Reuling: From the "Altas workshop" to the state authority. The Hessian State Office for Historical Regional Studies in Marburg in its institutional and research history development under Edmund E. Stengel and Theodor Mayer. In: Walter Heinemeyer (Ed.): Hundred Years of Historical Commission for Hesse 1897–1997 , Vol. 2, Elwert-Verlag, Marburg 1997, p. 1203.
  13. ↑ Hessian State Office for Historical Regional Studies / Fred Schwind (ed.): Historical Atlas of Hesse. Founded and prepared by Edmund E. Stengel, edited by Friedrich Uhlhorn. Text and explanatory volume. Marburg 1984.
  14. ^ Gerhard Menk: Introduction. II. Friedrich Uhlhorn: An archival and scientific career. In: Friedrich Uhlhorn: History of the Counts of Solms between the Reformation and the Peace of Westphalia , edited and introduced by Gerhard Menk, self-published by the Hessian Historical Commissions in Darmstadt and Marburg, Darmstadt and Marburg 2011, p. 100.
  15. ^ Gerhard Menk: Introduction. II. Friedrich Uhlhorn: An archival and scientific career. In: Friedrich Uhlhorn: History of the Counts of Solms between the Reformation and the Peace of Westphalia , edited and introduced by Gerhard Menk, self-published by the Hessian Historical Commissions in Darmstadt and Marburg, Darmstadt and Marburg 2011, p. 84.
personal data
SURNAME Uhlhorn, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German honorary professor for Hessian regional studies in Marburg
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Lauenförde
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 1978
Place of death Marburg