Gustav milk sack
Gustav Milchsack (born January 7, 1850 in Nümbrecht , † December 28, 1919 in Wolfenbüttel ) was a German librarian , Germanist and early printing researcher . From 1904 to 1919 he was director of the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel.
Life
The milk bag, who came from a merchant family, graduated from the Laurentianum in Warendorf in 1871 . From 1871 to 1876 he studied German and modern languages in Berlin , Bonn and Leipzig .
After receiving his doctorate in Leipzig in 1876, he went to the Wolfenbüttel Herzog August Library as a research assistant, which was headed by Otto von Heinemann . In 1879, Milchsack became library secretary and in 1884 librarian, before receiving the title of professor in 1899. On October 1, 1904, he succeeded Heinemann as director of the Herzog August Library.
His scientific work deals with religious games of the Middle Ages as well as studies on the Faust saga . His work on the history of book printing is significant.
Milchsack was a member of the sociable association of honest clothing sellers in Braunschweig .
Publications (selection)
- Heidelberg Passion Play , Tübingen 1880
- Eger Corpus Christi game , Stuttgart 1881
- with Franz Köhler : The Gudian manuscripts . Wolfenbüttel 1913 (= The manuscripts of the Herzogliche Bibliothek zu Wolfenbüttel, Vol. 4) ( digitized version ) (in which Milchsack edited the Latin manuscripts).
- Collected essays on book art and book printing, double prints, Faust book and Faust saga, as well as on new manuscripts of table speeches by Luther and Dicta Melanchthonis , Wolfenbüttel 1922 ( digitized ).
literature
- Wolfgang Milde : milk bag, Gustav, Prof. Dr. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Günter Scheel (ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 19th and 20th centuries . Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 419-420 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Gustav Milchsack in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Milk sack, Gustav |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German librarian and Germanist |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1850 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nümbrecht |
DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1919 |
Place of death | Wolfenbüttel |