Karl Wilkes
Karl Wilkes (born April 21, 1895 in Nickenich , † November 2, 1954 in Düsseldorf ) was a German archivist .
Life
He studied history at the University of Bonn and received his doctorate in 1921 on the Cistercian Abbey of Himmerod . From 1935 he was an employee of the Rhineland archives advice center . After the Second World War initially acting head of the Trier city library , he was appointed regional archivist in Düsseldorf in 1950.
Fonts (selection)
- The Cistercian Abbey of Himmerode in the 12th and 13th centuries. Münster iW, Aschendorff, 1924.
- Inventory of the archive of the Protestant community in Duisburg. Duisburg, Hecker, 1941.
- Inventory of the documents in the Xanten Abbey Archives (1119 - 1449). Cologne, Rheinlandverlag, 1952.
literature
- Trier biographical lexicon . Landesarchivverwaltung, Koblenz 2000. ISBN 3-931014-49-5 , p. 508.
Web links
- Entry on Karl Wilkes in the Rhineland-Palatinate personal database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilkes, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German archivist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nod |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 1954 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |