Hans-Joachim Mrusek
Hans-Joachim Mrusek (born June 7, 1920 in Meißen ; † March 9, 1994 in Halle / Saale ) was a German art historian.
Life
After attending primary school in Meißen and Dresden, Hans-Joachim Mrusek first learned a trade , then went to sea and was drafted into the Wehrmacht in World War II . After returning from the war, he worked in museums in Pillnitz , Dresden and Meißen . After passing a gifted test in Leipzig , he studied at the Martin Luther University in HalleHistory of Art, Classical Archeology, History and Egyptology. In 1953 he began working at the university, initially as a research assistant at the Art History Institute, from 1959 as a lecturer and acting director, and since 1963 as professor and director of the Art History Institute. From 1969 to 1985 as head of the then art history department.
Hans-Joachim Mrusek's scientific work focused primarily on medieval secular architecture , in particular on castle research. With the results of this research, Hans-Joachim Mrusek presented his dissertation on urban development in Magdeburg in the High Middle Ages in 1953 and the habilitation thesis on the design and function of self-fortification in the Middle Ages in 1958 . With the work The function and historical development of Castle Giebichenstein in Halle (Saale) and its position in early and highly feudal castle construction , he received his doctorate in engineering in 1970 at the University of Architecture and Building in Weimar (today Bauhaus University Weimar ) .
He also gained importance through his many years of lecturing on art and building history at the University of Halle and temporarily at the universities in Magdeburg and Merseburg . In the lectures and especially on excursions, he conveyed both art-historical and general knowledge and a particular sensitivity for the traditional architectural and art monuments in their historical, urban and landscape surroundings.
In 1966 he was awarded the Handel Prize of the Halle district .
Fonts (selection)
- Shape and function of self-fortification in the Middle Ages , Meißen 1958
- Halle an der Saale ( Art History City Books ) Leipzig 1961
- Merseburg (art history city books), Leipzig 1962
- Thuringian and Saxon Castles , Leipzig 1965 - published at the same time as the GDR edition also in the Federal Republic of Germany with the title Burgen in Sachsen und Thüringen , Munich 1965
- From the Ottonian collegiate church to the Bauhaus , Leipzig 1967
- The function and historical development of Giebichenstein Castle in Halle (Saale) and its position in early and highly feudal castle construction , Weimar dissertation 1970.
- Three Saxon cathedrals: Merseburg , Naumburg , Meissen . With photos by Klaus G. Beyer. 2nd edition, Dresden 1981
- Three German domes: Quedlinburg , Magdeburg , Halberstadt , Leipzig 1990
- Meißen , Leipzig 1991
- Romanesque , Freiburg, 1991
literature
- Wolfgang Schenkluhn , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, “Hallesche Contributions to Art History”, issue 5/6 “100 Years of Art History at Martin Luther University” 80
- Castles and palaces in Saxony-Anhalt 3. 1994, pp. 178–180
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans-Joachim Mrusek in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Hans-Joachim Mrusek in the Saxon Bibliography
- Hans-Joachim Mrusek. In: arch INFORM .
- Literature compilation
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mrusek, Hans-Joachim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mrusek, Hans Joachim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meissen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1994 |
| Place of death | Halle (Saale) |