Hans Christian Laage

Hans Christian Laage (born June 16, 1853 in Timmaspe ; † June 20, 1931 in Winsen ) was a lay researcher on prehistory.

Live and act

Hans Christian Laage was a son of the roofer Claus Hinrich Laage (1825–1903) from Schülp and his wife Caroline Elise, née Peters (1824–1881) from Timmaspe. Ancestors of the family formed a Holstein and Mecklenburg line and were also found in Denmark and America. The other members of the family included the earlier born Hegereiter Christoph Friedrich Laage and the later born painter Wilhelm Laage .

Laage attended a village school and during this time already dealt with the history and prehistory of northern Germany. In 1883/84 he went on an educational trip to America. Later he worked as a master shoemaker. His first marriage was Luise Friederike Charlotte Wilhelmine Albrecht (1859–1898) and his second marriage was Anna Margaretha Mathilde Petersen (1853–1929). He had four sons and four daughters.

Starting in 1900, Laage explored the Hamburg area every Sunday from Ottensen . In doing so, he acquired extensive knowledge of the geology and prehistory of the region. During his explorations he discovered the Stellmoor . He collected numerous rare finds that enabled Gustav Schwantes to describe the so-called “ Ahrensburg culture ” for the first time in 1926 .

literature

• Georg Laage: Laage, Hans Christian . in: Schleswig-Holstein Biographical Lexicon . Volume 1. Karl Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1970, p. 177