Max Bruhn
Max Johann Wilhelm Bruhn (born September 4, 1902 in Sanzkow ; † February 6, 1987 in Hamburg ) was a German teacher, philologist , genealogist and local history researcher . He devoted himself to Pomeranian history and genealogy .
Life
The son of a farm owner went to school in Demmin and Stettin . He graduated from the teachers' seminar in Anklam and passed the examination to become a high school teacher in English and geography . In the following years he worked as a teacher. First in Wilmshagen , from 1931 in Stralsund , from 1933 in Stettin and from 1938 to 1945 in Waren (Müritz) . At the University of Greifswald , he became in 1936 the doctorate to the doctor of philosophy.
After the Second World War he found employment as a forest worker. In 1950 he was hired as a specialist teacher at the secondary school in Waren . In 1953 he switched to the Goethe High School in Demmin. On the occasion of the school anniversary he published a commemorative publication in 1957 with references to the genealogies and biographies of the teachers. However, this did not correspond to the policy of the time in the GDR and was largely confiscated. Because the state control of the education system increased, Max Bruhn went with his family to West Berlin that same year . There he taught at the Goethe-Gymnasium in Wilmersdorf . After his retirement he moved to Hanstedt (Nordheide) .
Max Bruhn published on Pomeranian history and, above all, genealogy and edited, among other things, several Pomeranian volumes of the German Gender Book . From 1962 he published works on the personal history of Pomerania in the East German family history . In 1963 he became a member of the Herald . Until 1984 he was a member of the heraldic committee of the German coat of arms as a genealogical assessor.
In 1972 he took over the editorial management of the magazine Sedina-Archiv: Familiengeschichtliche Mitteilungen Pomerania . He published this only genealogical journal specifically dealing with Pomerania from 1984 together with his son Elmar Bruhn at his own expense. Max Bruhn was the genealogical curator of the Society for Pomeranian History, Archeology and Art . One focus of his historical research was the city of Demmin and its surrounding area. He published numerous articles in the Pommerschen Zeitung and the Pommern magazine, including short stories, reviews and essays on the linguistic history of the Pomeranian Platts .
Fonts (selection)
- Settlement geography studies in the Demmin district and in the Pomerania-Mecklenburg border zone. Dissertation, University of Greifswald 1936 (Saunier, Stettin 1936).
- The high school in Demmin and its teachers. Berlin 1957.
- Demmin and the surrounding area. Pommerscher Buchversand, Hamburg 1971.
- Mayor of Pomerania in 700 years. Sedina Archive, Hamburg and Lübeck, 1981–1984.
literature
- Bruhn, Max . In: Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania? A dictionary of persons . Edition Temmen, Bremen 1995, ISBN 3-86108-282-9 , p. 70.
- Rita Scheller: In memoriam Dr. phil. Max Bruhn . In: Society for Pomeranian History and Archeology (Hrsg): Baltic studies . New series vol. 87, NG Elwert, Marburg 2001, p. 140 f ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Max Bruhn in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Literature about Max Bruhn in the state bibliography MV
- Works by Max Bruhn in the state bibliography MV
Individual evidence
- ^ Sedina archive. Retrieved May 25, 2010 .
- ↑ Elmar Bruhn: History of the pomm. genealogical associations. Retrieved May 25, 2010 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bruhn, Max |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bruhn, Max Johann Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teacher, philologist, genealogist and local researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th September 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sanzkow |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1987 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |