Max Frankenburger
Max Frankenburger (born August 27, 1860 in Uehlfeld , Middle Franconia ; † January 5, 1943 in Theresienstadt concentration camp ) was a German art historian .
Life
Max Frankenburger was the son of the elementary school teacher Aron Frankenburger (1828-1884) and his wife Therese Frankenburger, geb. Locksmith. His brother was the lawyer Heinrich Frankenburger (1856–1938).
He lived first in Nuremberg and from January 1901 as a private scholar in Munich (Tengstrasse 24 / III). His research area was the history of goldsmithing . In 1918 he received the title of royal Bavarian court counselor .
As a Jew, he was persecuted by the National Socialists. From September 20, 1939, he lived at Isabellastrasse 13/0, since January 15, 1942, in the Jewish nursing home at Mathildenstrasse 9, and since March 13, 1942, in the Milbertshofen Jewish camp (Knorrstrasse 148). From there he was transported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp on June 24, 1942, where he was murdered in early 1943.
He was married to Marie Nanni Friederike Frankenburger, geb. Hirschhorn (born September 16, 1870 in Mannheim, † December 16, 1942 in Theresienstadt concentration camp). Her daughter was the painter Hedwig Frankenburger (1890–1985), known under the name Hedwig Branca-Kent, her grandson the architect Alexander von Branca (1919–2011). Her son was the chemist Walter Gustav Frankenburger (born September 7, 1893 in Nuremberg).
Publications (selection)
- Contributions to the history of Wenzel Jamnitzer and his family. Based on archival sources . Heitz, Strasbourg 1901 ( digitized version )
- The old Munich goldsmiths and their art . Bruckmann Munich 1912.
- The Landshut goldsmiths . In: Upper Bavarian Archive for Fatherland History 59, 1915, pp. 55–188 (also separately Historischer Verein von Oberbayern, Munich 1915).
- The silver collection of the Munich Residence . Georg Müller, Munich 1923.
- On the history of Haimhausen Castle . In: Upper Bavarian Archives for Patriotic History 68, 1931, pp. 25–54.
literature
- Salomon Wininger : Great Jewish National Biography . Volume 6, Czernowitz 1932, p. 598 ( digitized version ).
- Joseph Walk (ed.): Short biographies on the history of the Jews 1918–1945. Edited by the Leo Baeck Institute, Jerusalem. Saur, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-598-10477-4 , p. 97.
Web links
- Entry in the Biographical Memorial Book of Munich Jews 1933–1945
- Obituary report Ghetto Theresienstadt
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frankenburger, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uehlfeld , Middle Franconia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 5, 1943 |
| Place of death | Theresienstadt concentration camp |