Günter Behm-Blancke
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.
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.
Web links
- Literature by and about Günter Behm-Blancke in the catalog of the German National Library
- http://www.thueringen.de/denkmalpflege/tlad/presse/pm42.htm
- Sigrid Dušek : Obituary
personal data | |
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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 |