Heinrich Meier (historian)
Heinrich Meier (born September 20, 1842 in Braunschweig ; † June 12, 1923 there ) was a German professional officer and local historian who devoted himself in particular to the history of the city of Braunschweig .
Life
Heinrich Meier was a son of the Brunswick city councilor Ernst Meier (1790–1874) and his wife Luise (1812–1878), born. Lüderßen. His brother was the lawyer Ernst von Meier . After finishing school at Martino-Katharineum , Meier joined the Prussian Army in 1859 as an officer candidate . He ended his military career as commander of the foot artillery regiment “von Dieskau” (Silesian) No. 6 in Neisse .
At the beginning of 1890 Meier returned with the rank of Colonel a. D. returned to Braunschweig and from then on devoted himself to researching Braunschweig's history. As a result, he published numerous works on urban history topics.
Works (selection)
- House book of the city of Braunschweig. Volume 1–5, Braunschweig 1890–1915.
- News about town houses from earlier centuries. In: Dr. Paul Zimmermann (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Magazin . Nro. January 1, 1897. In: Dr. Paul Zimmermann (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Magazin. Third volume. Born in 1897. Braunschweig. 1897. Pages 13–15.
- The street names of the city of Braunschweig. In: Sources and research on Brunswick history. Volume 1, Zwissler, Wolfenbüttel 1904, ( digitized version ), DNB 58068654X .
- Brunswick citizen sons at German universities before the establishment of the Julius University in Helmstedt. In: Yearbook of the history association for the Duchy of Braunschweig. No. 7, Braunschweig 1908, pp. 80-142.
- The school buildings of the Martino-Katharineum grammar school in Braunschweig from 1415 to 1869. Joh. H. Meyer, Braunschweig 1920, DNB 575053763 .
In addition, Meier published numerous articles in the journal of the Harz Association for History and Archeology and in the yearbook of the History Association for the Duchy of Braunschweig .
literature
- Karsten Kablitz: Heinrich Meier. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Günter Scheel (Ed.): Braunschweigisches biographisches Lexikon . 19th and 20th centuries. Hahn, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , S: 407-408.
Individual evidence
- ^ Theodor Müller : City Director Wilhelm Bode . Life and work. In: Braunschweiger workpieces. Volume 29, Braunschweig 1963, p. 233.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meier, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer and local historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1923 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |