Herbert Wurster

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Herbert Wilhelm Wurster (born April 12, 1950 in Plattling ) is a German historian and archivist.

Life

Wurster studied history and English from 1972 to 1978 at the University of Regensburg and at the University of Kent in England . In 1980 he did his doctorate at the University of Regensburg under Andreas Kraus . From 1980 he was archivist of the Diocese of Passau , from 1993 he headed the archive. He retired in February 2019. Wurster is the 2nd chairman of the Association for East Bavarian Local History Research .

honors and awards

  • 1999 Culture Prize of the State of Lower Austria
  • 2006 Oswald Ring
  • 2007 Culture Prize of the District of Passau
  • 2007 Papal Order of Knights of St. New Year's Eve
  • 2012 Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon

Fonts (selection)

  • (Ed.) Brothers - Enemies - Neighbors. Austria - Bavaria. Catalog for the exhibition in the Kastenhof. Lower Bavarian Prehistory Museum, Landau ad Isar, March 23 to October 31, 1991. Landau / Passau 1991.
  • The Diocese of Passau and its history. 4 volumes. Strasbourg 1994-2010.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Farewell conference for Dr. Herbert W. Wurster , bistum-passau.de, February 8, 2019
  2. ↑ a b c d Awarding of the Social and Cultural Letter of Honor | PASSAU. Retrieved April 20, 2018 .
  3. ^ Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon for Passau Diocesan Archivist - Dr. Herbert W. Wurster is considered the driving force behind online archives , bistum-passau.de, February 15, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Wurster, Herbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wurster, Herbert Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and archivist
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Plattling