Günter Behm-Blancke

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Günter Behm-Blancke, approx. 1985
Memorial stone in the museum village on the victim moor Vogtei

Günter Behm (since 1953 Behm-Blancke) (born March 10, 1912 in Berlin ; † March 23, 1994 in Weimar ) was a German prehistoric scientist . As director of the Museum for Prehistory and Early History of Thuringia and university professor, he dealt intensively with the pre- and early history of Central Germany.

Professional career and earnings

Günter Behm-Blancke received his doctorate in 1943 with the thesis Culture and Tribal History of the Elbe-Havel Germans of the 3rd to 5th Century at the Berlin University . In October 1947 he was appointed acting director of the Prehistoric Museum of the Institute for Prehistoric Archeology at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena . In 1949 he completed his habilitation in Jena with a thesis on sacrifice and magic in the Germanic village of the Roman Empire and became a lecturer for prehistory, in 1951 a professor, in 1953 a professor with a teaching assignment and in 1961 a professor with a full teaching assignment for prehistory and early history (corresponds to extraordinary Professor) appointed. Until his retirement in 1977, Behm-Blancke was also director of the Museum for Pre- and Early History of Thuringia in Weimar .

Behm-Blancke's name is primarily associated with the famous excavations of the Bronze Age cult caves near Frankenhausen and with the uncovering and exploration of the moor sanctuary of Oberdorla . In addition, as the museum director of Weimar, he set up an extremely well-functioning floor care system as early as the 1950s. One of his greatest merits was that he was able to convey the archaeological activity and the results from it in a very interesting and lively manner to the “ordinary” citizens in many lectures and on-site discussions.

tomb

He is buried in the historical cemetery in Weimar .

On the occasion of his 100th birthday, Behm-Blancke was placed a memorial stone in the museum village on the sacrificial moor.

Fonts

  • Culture and tribal history of the Elbe-Havel Germans of the 3rd-5th centuries Century. Sacrifice and magic in the Germanic village of the Roman Empire, new excavation results. ed. by Jan Bemmann and Morten Hegewisch (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe , Volume 38), Beier & Beran , Langenweissbach 2004, ISBN 978-3-937517-09-4 (published posthumously, contains both the dissertation, as well as the habilitation thesis and the complete List of publications).
  • Society and art of the Teutons. The Thuringians and their world. Verlag der Kunst, Dresden 1973, DNB 740066196 .
  • Caves, sanctuaries, cannibals, archaeological research in the Kyffhäuser , FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1958, DNB 572206534 ; New edition: Dingsda-Verlag , Querfurt / Leipzig 2005, ISBN 3-928498-86-X .
  • Sacrifice and magic in the Germanic village of the Roman Empire, new excavation results , Weimar 1948, DNB 480502714 (habilitation thesis University of Jena April 6, 1948, 86 pages).
  • Culture and tribal history of the Elbe- Havel Germans of the 3rd to 5th centuries (= Mannus library ), Berlin 1943, DNB 571950892 (dissertation at the University of Berlin 1943, 143 pages).

literature

  • Jan Bemmann : Günter Behm-Blancke - a biographical sketch. In: Günter Behm-Blancke: Studies on the history and culture of the Germanic peoples , edited by Jan Bemmann (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Volume 38). Beier & Beran, Langenweissbach 2004, ISBN 3-937517-09-X , pp. 111-123.
  • Lothar Mertens : Lexicon of the GDR historians. Biographies and bibliographies on the historians from the German Democratic Republic. Saur, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-598-11673-X , p. 123.
  • Michael Ploenus: “The fascination of the rich grave”. Günter Behm-Blancke (1912–1994) . In: Matthias Steinbach , Michael Ploenus (eds.): Ketzer, Käuze, Querulanten. Outsiders in the university environment (= manuscript , volume 5). Bussert & Stadeler, Jena / Querfurt 2008, ISBN 978-3-932906-84-8 , pp. 355–365.

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personal data
SURNAME Behm-Blancke, Günter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Behm, Günter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German archaeologist, researcher of prehistory and early history
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 1994
Place of death Weimar