Fritz Kelber

Fritz Kelber (* May 24, 1877 ; † unknown) was a German conservator .

Career

Kelber came in 1901 as an assistant at the Institute for Electrical Machines and Devices at the Technical University in Munich. He became a curator and eventually chief curator. During the Second World War he saved the institute's collection from destruction. After the end of the war, despite health problems and although he had exceeded the age limit, he made a significant contribution to their reconstruction.

Honors

1955: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany

source

Federal Archives B 122/38470

personal data
SURNAME	Kelber, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German conservator
DATE OF BIRTH	May 24, 1877
DATE OF DEATH	after 1955