Herbert Schiller (archivist)

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Herbert Schiller (born April 20, 1892 in Plauen / Vogtl. , † 1978 ) was a German archivist and editor .

Life

Schiller came from the Saxon Vogtland . He studied at the University of Freiburg , where he 1917 Dr. phil. received his doctorate. Subsequently, he successfully applied for a position as literary advisory board at Cotta-Verlag that same year . In addition, he was in charge of the publisher's archive.

After the end of the Second World War he got a job as an employee in the State Archives in Würzburg . In 1947 he moved to the Stuttgart City Archives , where he took over management. He achieved merits there, among other things, by consistently reducing the stocks that were outsourced during the war. The local museums in Feuerbach (1950) and Möhringen (1953), which are affiliated to the city archive, were opened under his direction. He retired in 1957 at the age of 65.

Herbert Schiller researched and published mainly on the history of the city of Stuttgart.

Works (selection)

  • The inner form of W. Raabe , Borna-Leipzig, 1917.
  • Letters to Bismarck , parts 1–3, Stuttgart, Cotta, 1927–1934.
  • The Stuttgart City Archives during and after the war (1939–1949) . In: Schwäbisches Heimatbuch, 1949. P. 363–366.
  • The Stuttgart private city post office (1886–1900). Illustrated from the files of the Stuttgart City Archives , In: Festschrift and catalog of the Württembergische Postwertzeichen Ausstellung, Stuttgart 1951.
  • Anniversary exhibition of the Stuttgart City Archives , Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, 1954.

literature

  • Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar 1966 , 10th edition, N – Z, Berlin, 1966, p. 2133.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Stuttgart City Archives during the war and post-war (1939–1949) . In: Schwäbisches Heimatbuch, 1949. P. 363–366.
personal data
SURNAME Schiller, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German archivist and editor
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Plauen
DATE OF DEATH 1978