Friedrich Wilhelm Oediger
Friedrich Wilhelm Oediger (born May 9, 1907 in Hüls ; † January 31, 1993 in Meerbusch ) was a German historian and archivist .
Wilhelm Oediger studied history and German in Freiburg, Münster, Tübingen and Berlin. In 1929 he received his doctorate from the University of Tübingen with a thesis on clergy education in the late Middle Ages. From 1931 to 1933 he completed the Prussian archivist training at the Institute for Archival Science in Berlin-Dahlem.
After passing the archivist exam, he found a job as a research assistant at the Prussian State Archives in Düsseldorf, where he was promoted to the State Archives Council in 1938. From 1953 until his retirement in 1972 he was the head of this house (renamed the Main State Archives Düsseldorf in 1946 ). In 1969, Oediger was elected a corresponding member of the Historical Commission for Westphalia . In 1973 he was awarded the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany. He died in 1993 at the age of 85.
literature
- Wilhelm Janssen : Obituary for Wilhelm Oediger. In: Der Archivar , vol. 47, 1994, issue 3, p. 566 ff.
Web links
- Biographical information on the website of the Historical Commission for Westphalia
- Publications by Friedrich Wilhelm Oediger in the Opac of the Regesta Imperii
- Literature by and about Friedrich Wilhelm Oediger in the catalog of the German National Library
Remarks
- ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 25, No. 71, April 11, 1973.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oediger, Friedrich Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oediger, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German archivist and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sleeve |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 1993 |
| Place of death | Meerbusch |