Heinrich Auer (librarian)
Joachim Heinrich Auer (born April 29, 1884 in Cologne , † May 15, 1951 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German librarian . He was director of the Caritas library .
Life
He was the son of the merchant and mill owner Heinrich Auer and his wife Elisabeth nee Peschges. After attending grammar school in Andernach , he studied history at the universities of Freiburg im Breisgau, Heidelberg and Bonn until 1910. He then worked as a research assistant at the headquarters of the German Caritas Association in Freiburg im Breisgau from 1911. In 1913 he was appointed librarian. From 1916 to 1918 he took part in the First World War. In 1922 he became director of the library of the German Caritas Association . In addition, Heinrich Auer was the co-editor of the publications on Caritaswissenschaft and the church manual.
He was a member of the Görres Society and remained unmarried throughout his life.
Auer was denounced in 1942 for criticizing the Führer and was imprisoned by the Gestapo; he was imprisoned in the Dachau concentration camp from 1943 to 1945 .
Fonts (selection)
- Friedrich Ozanam. The founder of the Vinzensverein. A life of love , Freiburg i. Br., Caritas Verlag, 1913.
- The German Caritas Association and its diocesan associations in 1921 - a picture of work , Freiburg i. Br., Caritas Verlag, 1922.
- Caritas service through association work Baden (1815–1928) Special print from the Festschrift. On the paths of Caritas , Caritas Association, 1928.
- Heinrich Hansjakob. A contribution to his life and work. With a Hansjakob bibliography , Freiburg i. Br., Caritas Verlag, 1939.
- Simon Deggelmann , Konstanz / Bd., Kanisiuswerk, 1951.
Honors
literature
- Herrmann AL Degener : Degeners Who is it? Berlin 1935, p. 41.
- Heinrich Auer in memory , Freiburg i. Br., Lambertus-Verlag, 1952.
- Hans Josef Wollasch: Auer, Heinrich , in: Hugo Maier (Hrsg.): Who is who of social work . Freiburg: Lambertus, 1998 ISBN 3-7841-1036-3 , p. 48f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinrich Auer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography at leo-bw.de
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Auer, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Auer, Joachim Heinrich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German librarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 1951 |
| Place of death | Freiburg in Breisgau |