Karl Assmann (librarian)

Cover sheet of Assmann's dissertation

Karl Heinrich Ernst Assmann (born July 27, 1890 in the Friedrichsberg district of Lichtenberg near Berlin, † April 1, 1970 in Pirna ) was a German librarian.

Life

Assmann studied modern philology and philosophy in Marburg and Greifswald and received his doctorate in 1913. In 1919, after military service in the First World War, he came to the Saxon State Library in Dresden as specialist advisor for English studies and head of the library services , of which he was director from 1945 to 1948 and from 1952 to 1957 .

Fonts

Milton's epic technique based on Paradise Lost , Greifswald 1913 (Univ., Diss.).
Dante treasures of the Saxon State Library in Dresden . Dresden 1921.
Guide for users of the Saxon State Library . Dresden 1925, another three editions until 1936.
The Saxon State Library in Dresden is being rebuilt . in: Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen . 1948, pp. 4-26.
How do I use the Saxon State Library? 1949.
Saxon State Library Dresden 1556–1956 . Festschrift for the 400th anniversary. (Ed.), 1956.

literature

Alexandra Habermann, Rainer Klemmt, Frauke Siefkes: Lexicon of German Scientific Librarians 1925–1980 . Klostermann, Frankfurt 1985, ISBN 3-465-01664-5 .

Web links

Literature by and about Karl Assmann in the catalog of the German National Library
Literature by and about Karl Assmann in the Saxon Bibliography
Karl Assmann in the Saxon Biography
Katrin Nitzschke: Karl Assmann (1890–1970) . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .

Individual evidence

^ Karl Assmann: Milton's epic technique after Paradise Lost , Greifswald, Univ., Diss., 1913, p. 91; See also Quart catalog ( Memento of the original from December 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the Bavarian State Library @1@ 2

personal data
SURNAME	Assmann, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Assmann, Karl Heinrich Ernst (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German librarian
DATE OF BIRTH	July 27, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH	Friedrichsberg (Berlin)
DATE OF DEATH	April 1, 1970
Place of death	Pirna

[1] Karl Assmann: Milton's epic technique after Paradise Lost , Greifswald, Univ., Diss., 1913, p. 91; See also Quart catalog ( Memento of the original from December 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the Bavarian State Library @1@ 2