Hermann Grees

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Hermann Grees (born June 15, 1925 in Ulm ; † November 24, 2009 in Tübingen ) was Professor of Geography at the University of Tübingen .

After working as a teacher, he studied with Friedrich Huttenlocher in Tübingen, where he completed his doctorate and habilitated there in 1973 with a thesis on "Rural lower classes and rural settlements in East Swabia". His scientific work mainly dealt with the question of rural social structures and their significance for the development of the villages in southwest Germany.

In 2000 he was awarded the Robert Gradmann Medal . He found his final resting place in the Tübingen mountain cemetery .

Publications (selection)

  • Seldnertum in eastern Swabia and its influence on the development of rural settlements . In: Festschrift for Friedrich Huttenlocher. Reports on German regional studies 31/1 (1963) 104–150.
  • Rural lower classes and rural settlement in East Swabia . Tübingen geographic studies 58. Tübingen 1975.
  • The historical development of the villages on the Baar . In: Alemannisches Jahrbuch 1997/98, pp. 79–135.
  • For the discussion about the development of settlements in southwest Germany . In: Hans Gebhardt (Ed.): Geography of Baden-Württemberg. Space, development, regions. Writings on political regional studies of Baden-Württemberg 36. Stuttgart 2008, pp. 200–213.

literature

  • Siegfried Kullen (Ed.): Aspects of regional studies research. Contributions to the social and regional geography with special consideration of southwest Germany. Festschrift H. Grees. Tübingen geographic studies 90. Tübingen 1985.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Geographical Institute mourns the loss of Prof. Dr. Hermann Grees  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Geography Institute of the University of Tübingen.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.geographie.uni-tuebingen.de  

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personal data
SURNAME Grees, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German geographer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Ulm
DATE OF DEATH November 24, 2009
Place of death Tübingen