Josef Daum

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Josef Daum (born February 8, 1924 in Merzig , † August 18, 2004 in Braunschweig ) was a German biologist, librarian and university professor. From 1967 to 1987 he was director of the Braunschweig University Library .

Life

Coming from a family in the south of France, Daum grew up in Merzig in the Saarland. After military service and captivity, he studied geology, botany, zoology and chemistry at the University of Saarbrücken from 1949 . There he was awarded a Dr. rer. nat. PhD. Daum then worked as an assistant at the Institute for Biology at Saarbrücken University. He decided to train for higher library service. He began his professional career in 1966 as head of the medical library at the TH Aachen . In 1967 he took over the management of the library of the TH Braunschweig . He participated in the planning and realization of the new building, which was inaugurated in 1972. In 1971 Daum became honorary professor for library studies at the TU Braunschweig. Dietmar Brandes was his successor as director of the Braunschweig University Library in 1987 .

Daum was active in numerous regional and national associations. From 1977 to 1979 he was chairman of the Association of German Librarians , and from 1979 to 1983 deputy chairman. He was very attached to the work of Wilhelm Raabe . From 1971 to 1994 he was President of the Raabe Society and also a member of the social association of clothing sellers . In 1977 he became chairman of the Braunschweigische Landesverein für Heimatschutz.

Daum was married to the restorer and master bookbinder Hella Daum, with whom he had put together a collection of Christian edifying literature.

Works (selection)

  • On the biology of an isopod species in underground waters. Caecosphaeroma (Vireia) burgundum Dollfus. (= Dissertation). Saarbrücken 1954.
  • Insect pests in book collections: historical examination, systematic compilation, images of damage, prevention and control methods. Cologne 1960.
  • The book collections of the "Bibliotheca Collegii Carolini" and what remains of them today. Braunschweig 1968.
  • Josef Daum (Ed.): The University Library of the Technical University: Report on five years in the new house, 1971–1976. Braunschweig 1976.
  • Josef Daum and Dietmar Brandes (eds.): Medicines and pharmacy law, pharmacopoeias and lists of specialties. Inventory of the DFG special collection area pharmacy. Braunschweig 1981.
  • Josef Daum and Hans-Jürgen Schrader (eds.): Revisions: Festschrift for the 150th birthday of Wilhelm Raabe. Braunschweig 1981.
  • Braunschweig book covers from five centuries - a handicraft tradition in an old town. Braunschweig 1985.
  • Josef Daum and Michael Kuhn: Plant pictures from old books and on historical jugs. Braunschweig 1985.
  • Rhenish stoneware: 500 years of utility vessels from Brunswick's private collection. Braunschweig 1987.
  • Folk art under the sign of the vine and branch. Eltville in the Rheingau 1992.

literature

  • Gerd Biegel , Josef Daum: From the Raabe Memorial to the Raabe House. Braunschweig culture of remembrance in the course of history (=  Braunschweig museum lectures . Volume 6 ). Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum, Braunschweig 2004, ISBN 3-927939-72-2 (Dedicated to the honorary president of the Raabe Society, Prof. Dr. Josef Daum, on his 80th birthday on February 8, 2004).
  • Dietmar Brandes: Josef Daum 1924-2004. (Obituary), Braunschweig University Library, 2004 ( online ).
  • Hans-Jürgen Schrader: Obituary for Josef Daum . In: Florian Krobb, Rolf Parr (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the Raabe Society . October 14, 2005, ISSN  0075-2371 , OCLC 4957982223 ( top of article ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ allegro-Chronik from 1980. allegro-c.de, accessed on September 5, 2015 .
  2. ↑ 3. Special collections on thzbs.de
personal data
SURNAME Daum, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German biologist, librarian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Merzig
DATE OF DEATH August 18, 2004
Place of death Braunschweig