Hugo Menze

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Hugo Menze (born December 21, 1931 in Unna ; † October 18, 2015 in Freudenstadt ) was a German historian and Germanist .

Life

After graduating from high school at Hittorf-Gymnasium in Recklinghausen, Menze studied history and German studies in Bonn and Freiburg im Breisgau from 1952 . During his studies he joined the Freiburg Wingolf in 1953 . In 1957, he was with a work at Gerhard Ritter on German-Austrian connection attempts before 1933, especially in 1931 his doctorate . He passed his 2nd state examination in Bielefeld . He then worked as a teacher at the Altsprachliches Gymnasium in Minden / Westphalia. In 1966 he became a teacher at the commercial Eduard-Spranger School in Freudenstadt, where he remained until his retirement, most recently as Director of Studies worked. In addition to history and German studies, he taught art and ethics there . Menze also published numerous books. For his work Die Kultusminister und Bildungspolitik in Baden-Württemberg 1945–2006 he received the state's Staufer medal .

From 1973 to 1989 he was a member of the local council for the FDP. In 2014, he was awarded the golden Christophstaler for his services to Freudenstadt.

Fonts (selection)

  • The ministers of education and education policy in Baden-Württemberg 1945–2005. Regional culture publishing house, Ubstadt-Weiher 2008.
  • Freudenstadt in the Black Forest. Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 1998.
  • German - speak, write, understand. Stam, Cologne 1993.
  • On the Black Forest heights. Schillinger, Freiburg im Breisgau 1985.
  • History of Wingolf 1945–1968. In: History of Wingolf 1830–1994. Hanover 1998, pp. 257ff.
  • The Freiburg Wingolf. Lahr 1961.
  • History of Wingolf 1917–1970. Lahr 1971 (together with Hans-Martin Tiebel).
  • German-Austrian connection attempts before 1933, especially in 1931. o.O., 1957.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Manfred Wieltsch in Wingolfsblätter 2016, p. 61
  2. ↑ a b Hartmut Breitenreuter: Fully creative until his last hours. In: Schwarzwälder Bote from October 28, 2015
  3. ↑ Complete directory of Wingolf, Lichtenberg 1991
  4. ^ German-Austrian connection attempts before 1933, especially 1931, o. O. 1957, p. 3
  5. ^ City awards Hugo Menze the Golden Christophstaler , in: Schwarzwälder Bote from September 21, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Menze, Hugo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Unna
DATE OF DEATH October 18, 2015
Place of death Freudenstadt