Klaus Jürgen Herrmann
Klaus Jürgen Herrmann (born July 25, 1947 in Elversberg ; † May 24, 2016 in Saarbrücken ) was a German historian and long-time city archivist of Schwäbisch Gmünd .
Life
After graduating from Ludwigsgymnasium in Saarbrücken in 1967, Herrmann studied history , geography and sociology at the University of Saarland . After completing his studies, he accepted a position as a research assistant at the University's Institute for History in 1971 . In 1972 Herrmann received his doctorate with Harald Zimmermann's work Das Tuskulaner Papstum . In 1973, he completed his legal clerkship at the Secret State Archive of Prussian Cultural Heritage in Berlin-Dahlem , before completing his training for the higher archives service at the Institute for Archival Studies in Marburg / Lahn until 1974 .
In 1975 Hermann took up the position at the Schwäbisch Gmünd city archive . In 1979 he moved to the Duisburg City Archives as archivist , but returned shortly afterwards to Schwäbisch Gmünd, where he held the position of senior archivist as city archivist . In July 2012 Herrmann was retired from office. Herrmann expanded the district's largest archive into an educational and meeting place.
Herrmann was chairman of the Gmünder Geschichtsverein from 2004 to 2013 .
Works (selection)
- The Tuskulaner Papacy [of the years 1012-1046], Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1973, ISBN 3-7772-7306-6 .
- with Helmut Ohnewald : If the stones could talk ...: historical persons in Gmünd, from Gmünd, about Gmünd , Remsdruckerei, Schwäbisch Gmünd 1986 ISBN 3-926043-04-0 .
- Crooks, crooks, gallows birds: criminal justice in and around the imperial city Schwäbisch Gmünd in the 18th century , Einhorn-Verlag, Schwäbisch Gmünd 2000 ISBN 3-927654-82-5 ( Internet Archive ).
- with Ulrich Müller: Brief history of the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd , DRW-Verlag, Leinfelden-Echterdingen 2006 ISBN 978-3-87181-034-3 .
literature
- Hubert Herkommer : Numbers sense and year of life: The birthday boy on the stairs. Dr. Klaus Jürgen Herrmann on July 25, 2007. Festive matinee in the Rokokoschlösschen Schwäbisch Gmünd . In: Gmünder Studies 8. Contributions to the history of the city . Schwäbisch Gmünd 2010, ISSN 0170-6756, pp. 7-16.
- Werner HA Debler : Competent historian, hardworking author and friendly advisor: City archivist Dr. Klaus Jürgen Herrmann said goodbye , in: Einhorn Jahrbuch Schwäbisch Gmünd 2012, Einhorn-Verlag Schwäbisch Gmünd 2012, ISBN 978-3-936373-84-4 ; Pp. 47-51.
- "City archivist Dr. Klaus Jürgen Herrmann says goodbye ” , in: Rems-Zeitung of July 23, 2012; Retrieved December 24, 2012.
Web links
- Literature by and about Klaus Jürgen Herrmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Contributions in the Gmünder history sheets
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in Rems-Zeitung of May 25, 2016, p. 13.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herrmann, Klaus Jürgen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Herrmann, Klaus-Jürgen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian, author and city archivist in Schwäbisch Gmünd |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elversberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 2016 |
| Place of death | Saarbrücken |