Herbert Meyer (Germanist)

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Herbert Meyer (born October 23, 1908 in Cologne , † July 16, 1992 in Mannheim ) was a German Germanist (Schiller and Mörike researcher) and librarian.

Life

From 1939 to 1952 he was library counselor at the Württemberg State Library in Stuttgart , interrupted by military service . From 1952 to 1959 he was co-owner of the antiquarian bookstore Guntzert-Freihen in Heidelberg (with his second wife). From 1959 to 1971 he was director of the Mannheim City Library , and from 1958 also director of the Reiss Museum (until 1973).

Fonts (selection)

  • Wilhelm Waiblinger and Switzerland . In: Thanks to Robert Boehringer , Stuttgart: Württembergische Landesbibliothek 1948, pp. 31–38.
  • Schiller's escape. Represented in personal testimonies, contemporary reports and pictures . Mannheim 1959, OCLC 175158929 .
  • About the names of scientific libraries . In: Ewald Lissberger (ed.): In libro humanitas. Festschrift for Wilhelm Hoffmann on his 60th birthday, April 21, 1961 , Stuttgart: Klett 1962, pp. 46–54.
  • Eduard Mörike . Stuttgart 1969, OCLC 1968245 .
  • The National Theater Mannheim 1929–1979 . Mannheim 1979, ISBN 3-411-01563-2 .
  • Schiller in the Mannheim Teutsche Comödienhaus. The premieres of his dramas in the years 1782–1808. Lecture at the 90th annual meeting of the Society of Bibliophiles eV on May 28, 1989 in Mannheim . Munich 1989, OCLC 24824945 .

literature

  • Hansjörg Probst: Obituary for Professor Dr. Herbert Meyer (October 23, 1908 - July 16, 1992) . In: Mannheimer Hefte 1992, pp. 77–79.
  • Hans-Henrik Krummacher: Herbert Meyer's contributions to Schiller and Mörike research . In: Mannheimer Hefte 1992, pp. 80–81.

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personal data
SURNAME Meyer, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Germanist and librarian
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH July 16, 1992
Place of death Mannheim