Heinrich Holm

Heinrich Holm (born August 14, 1843 in Schenefeld (Steinburg district) , † April 28, 1892 in Hohenhörn ) was a German flag painter and hobby archaeologist in the historic center of Holstein . As a representative of the Kiel Museum of Patriotic Antiquities , he supplied important items for the archaeological collection that was assembled in the second half of the 19th century. In terms of time, his written find reports and site documentation are considered exemplary.

Live and act

Heinrich was the first of four children of the master craftsman Johann Holm and his wife Wiebke, a née Ehlers from Innia . They had a painting and glazing workshop in Schenefeld. As the firstborn , Heinrich left school at the age of 16, learned the painting and glazing trade in his father's workshop, and then went on a wandering tour, as was the custom with the craft boys back then. In 1865 he returned to do his military service. In 1874 he married Anna Lohse from Huje , with whom he had nine children, two of whom died in the first few days of life. The years of wandering were years of education for Heinrich; he had trained as a flag and decoration painter. He was artistically active in the converted workshop he had taken over from his father and received various awards, including a silver medal from the world exhibition in Melbourne in 1888/89 . The preparation of a card catalog around 1879 for a captain Kirchner from Hohenwestedt about the sale of archaeological exhibits inspired Holm to conduct his own field research in the area of ​​the then rising archaeological movement.

literature

• Gustav Schwantes: The prehistory of Schleswig-Holstein. Karl Wachholz Verlag, Neumünster 1939
• H. Handelmann: The Krinkberg near Schenefeld and the Holstein silver finds. Paul Toeche University Bookstore, Kiel 1890

Web links

• Krinkberg Foundation