Fritz Klocke (local history researcher)

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Fritz Klocke (born October 12, 1898 in Dessau , † January 5, 1978 in Ballenstedt ) was a German teacher, folklorist and local history researcher.

Life

After training as a teacher and completing his doctorate, he was active in Ballenstedt in Anhalt, where from 1925 he took over the construction and management of the local history museum on the 2nd floor of the large inn. In almost 50 years of field work, he collected extensive material on the folklore of the Northern Harz, for example, in 1947 he made the megalithic graves near Ermsleben known. He also wrote numerous essays on the way of life of the population in the Vorharz. When he died in 1978, he left an extensive scientific legacy.

Fonts (selection)

  • Ballenstedt , 1954 ( Our little hiking booklet )
  • Harzgerode , 1956 (Our little hiking booklet)
  • 1000 years of Badeborn . Ballenstedt 1961.
  • Harzer and Thuringian Shepherds , Ballenstedt 1963

literature

personal data
SURNAME Klocke, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German teacher, folklorist and local history researcher
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Dessau
DATE OF DEATH 5th January 1978
Place of death Ballenstedt