Fritz Carpenter

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Fritz Tischler (born October 22, 1910 in Heidelberg , † June 24, 1967 ) was a German prehistorian .

Fritz Tischler, son of the botanist Georg Tischler , studied at the University of Kiel , where he received his doctorate in 1936. In 1936/37 he received a travel grant from the German Archaeological Institute . From 1938 he worked as a scientific assistant and head of the prehistoric department of the Lower Rhine Museum in Duisburg , from 1940 as curator, interrupted from 1941 to 1945 when he participated in the Second World War . In 1943 he completed his habilitation at the University of Kiel. From 1950 until his death he was director of the Niederrheinisches Museum and, especially in the post-war period, did a great job researching the prehistory of the largely destroyed city of Duisburg. From 1948 he was a private lecturer, from 1955 honorary professor at the University of Cologne .

Tischler died just under 4 months after a heart attack at the age of 56.

literature

  • Albert J. Genrich: Obituary Prof. Dr. Fritz Carpenter . In: Die Kunde NF 18, 1967, pp. 5-6.
  • Günter Krause: Archaeological contributions to the early history of Duisburg . In: Nomen et Fraternitas. Festschrift for Dieter Geuenich on his 65th birthday . Pp. 383–404, here pp. 393–394 ( digitized version ( memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ); limited preview in the Google book search).

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Fritz Tischler † . In: Susanne Sommer, Peter Dunas (Ed.): 100 Years of the Museum of Culture and City History of the City of Duisburg. 1902–2002 (=  Duisburg Research . Volume 48 ). Mercator-Verlag, 2002, ISBN 3-87463-335-7 , p. 242 ff . ( limited preview in Google Book search).

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personal data
SURNAME Carpenter, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German prehistorian
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Heidelberg
DATE OF DEATH June 24, 1967