Herbert Ullrich

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Herbert Ullrich (* August 8, 1932 - October 12, 2019 ) was a German anthropologist who became known for his research on Friedrich Schiller's skull .

Life

Herbert Ullrich studied biology and anthropology from 1950 to 1955 and graduated from the University of Jena with a degree in biology . In 1962 he was promoted to Dr. rer. nat. PhD. He then worked as an anthropologist at the Institute for Pre- and Protohistory and later - from 1991 - at the Central Institute for Ancient History and Archeology of the Academy of Sciences and at the Humboldt University in Berlin . From 2011/12 to 2017 he offered seminars at the Institute for Prehistoric Archeology. For many years he was chairman of the Berlin Society for Anthropology, Ethnology and Prehistory.

Ullrich dealt with questions of human evolution , prehistoric anthropology and the study of skeletons in the context of historical anthropology.

Research on Friedrich Schiller and the Fürstengruft skull

As part of the investigation into Friedrich Schiller's bones , the Fürstengruft skull was examined in detail by Herbert Ullrich in 1959, together with the associated skeleton and the Froriep skull. It turned out that the prince's crypt skull matches Schiller's death mask (“Weimar Mask 200”) not only in general dimensions, but also in numerous details. During the detailed examination of the skull of the Fürstengruft, Ullrich was able to determine that 7 teeth (5 in the upper jaw and 2 in the lower jaw) do not belong to the skull. They had been trimmed at the roots so that they somewhat fit into the alveoli .

In 1961 Ullrich Gerassimow assisted in the reconstruction of Schiller's face. The records, examination protocols and photos from the years 1959/61 were published in 2004 in his book “Skull-Fates of Historical Personalities”. In it he published a brief history of more than 120 years of research on the Schillerschädel and analyzed the current state of research.

In 2007 the book “Friedrich Schiller. Two skulls, two skeletons and no end to the dispute ”he published the original scientific data and results of the investigations carried out in 1959/61 on the Fürstengruft skull and skeleton, but also on the skeletal remains recovered by Froriep, drew a critical balance of the previous Schillerschädel research and presented the results of his own further studies on the authenticity of the Schiller skull. According to Ullrich's opinion, the Fürstengruft skull is "with the greatest probability" the real Schiller skull, but he admits that this can ultimately only be verified by DNA analysis .

Ullrich examined all 4 of Schiller's original death masks in detail in Weimar and Marbach in 2004/2005 and compared them with one another and with the original princely crypt skull and with other existing plaster casts. As an anthropologist, Ullrich worked on the project “The Friedrich Schiller Code” in 2006 and wrote his book about it “… and the dispute over Schiller's skull lasts forever”.

In the course of extensive DNA analyzes, the official scientific result of these investigations from 2008 was that none of the skulls examined could be assigned to Schiller.

Publications (selection)

  • Skull fates of historical personalities . Pfeil Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-89937-055-3
  • Friedrich Schiller. Two skulls, two skeletons and no end to the argument . VWF Verlag for Science and Research, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-89700-412-2
  • ... and the argument about Schiller's skull goes on forever . Pfeil Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-89937-093-5

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Herbert Ullrich: ... and the dispute over Schiller's skull goes on forever. In: hugendubel.de. Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Humboldt University of Berlin - Dr. Herbert Ullrich. Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Obituary for Dr. Herbert Ullrich. Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Obituary for Dr. Herbert Ullrich. Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Klassik Stiftung ends search for Schiller skull | MDR.DE. July 10, 2012, accessed July 26, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Ullrich, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German anthropologist and Schiller skull researcher
DATE OF BIRTH August 8, 1932
DATE OF DEATH October 12, 2019