Karl Heckmann (local researcher)

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Karl Heckmann (born January 19, 1866 in Nümbrecht ; † 1943 ibid) was a German homeland researcher .

Life

Karl Heckmann was born on January 19, 1866, the son of the Nümbrecht innkeeper and baker Johann Heinrich Heckmann. After studying history, geography and German at the University of Bonn and a study trip to Mexico, Heckmann worked as a high school teacher in Wuppertal . It was not until his retirement in 1928 that the actual research work began, which found expression in several works and also allowed him to find various historical pieces, such as B. 16th century wafer seal. In 1943, in his native Nümbrecht, he closed his life circle and died in the house in which he was born. His grave is in the cemetery in Nümbrecht, which is maintained by the Heimatverein . The following slogan from Fontane is written on his gravestone : "He is deeply loyal to those who love their homeland like you."

Works

  • The Reformation in the former rulership of Homburg an der Mark. Martini & Grüttesien, Wuppertal-Elberfeld 1934.
  • Homburg Castle in Oberbergischen. With 2 site plans and 20 illustrations. Martini & Grüttesien, Wuppertal 1934.
  • History of the Homburg rule. Röhrscheid, Bonn 1939.

Essays

  • The Siegburg comparison ... In: Journal of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein. 61, 1932-1933, pp. 55 ff.
  • Extent and content of the sovereign power of the Lords of Homburg before the Siegburg settlement of 1604. In: Rheinische Vierteljahrsblätter. 5, 1935, pp. 159-175.

literature

  • Anneliese Mehlau: Professor Dr. Karl Heckmann. In: Contributions to the history of Oberberg. Oberberg 2000.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wiehl through the ages - Part II on the city of Wiehl's website, January 17, 2005
personal data
SURNAME Heckmann, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German homeland researcher
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Nümbrecht , Germany
DATE OF DEATH 1943
Place of death Nümbrecht , Germany