Max Herchenröder
Max Herchenröder (born May 2, 1904 in Laboe , † August 25, 1987 in Pfungstadt ) was a German art historian , monument conservator and writer .
Life
Herchenröder was born the son of an architect and a nurse who had become wealthy. He had two brothers, Jan Herchenröder , columnist and writer, and Karl Heinrich Herchenröder , editor-in-chief and co-editor of the Handelsblatt.
Herchenröder studied chemistry and natural sciences , economics , law and art history in Giessen . During his studies he became a member of the Germania Gießen fraternity in 1923 . In 1929 he was in Frankfurt for Dr. phil. with a thesis on Franconian baroque architecture doctorate .
He worked as a monument conservationist and through his work laid the foundation for the preservation of monuments in Hesse. After the Second World War he did a great job of rebuilding Darmstadt . From 1947 he was a co-founder of the "Association of Patrons of the Artists Colony " and co-founded the Association for Local History "Alt-Darmstadt" again after the Second World War. From 1948 to 1952 he was managing director of the “cultural working committee” of the city of Darmstadt.
With the inventory of the buildings and monuments worthy of preservation, especially in southern Hesse, he created a basis for the preservation of monuments in Hesse. In 1954, Max Herchenröder was the first conservationist to receive the official title of State Conservator . From 1966 to 1983 he was managing director of the Darmstadt Secession , of which he had been a member since 1954.
Honors
- May 2, 1974: Johann Heinrich Merck Award
Publications (selection)
- Joseph Greissing as master builder from Vorarlberg. A contribution to Franconian artistic history. Dissertation University of Frankfurt am Main 1929, Darmstadt 1934.
- Together with Friedrich Behn : The art monuments of the Dieburg district. In the series: The art monuments in Hessen. Darmstadt 1940.
- Together with Wolfgang Einsingbach, Helmut Schoppa, Heino Struck: The Rheingau District . In the series: The art monuments in Hessen. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1965.
- Guide through the town church Babenhausen. Babenhausen 1966.
- Poems, texts, drawings. Darmstadt 1970.
literature
- Wilhelm Kosch : German Literature Lexicon . The 20th century. Volume 17, Berlin, Boston 2011, pp. 60-61.
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume II: Artists. Winter, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8253-6813-5 , pp. 317-318.
Web links
- Herchenröder, Max. Hessische Biographie (as of June 4, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Hessian State Office for Historical Cultural Studies (HLGL), accessed on June 10, 2019 .
- Max Herchenröder in the Stadtlexikon Darmstadt
Individual evidence
- ↑ Herchenröder, Max. Hessische Biography (as of June 4, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Hessian State Office for Historical Cultural Studies (HLGL), accessed on June 10, 2019 .
- ^ Max Herchenröder , short biography on the Darmstadt Secession website; accessed on June 10, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herchenröder, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian, monument conservator and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laboe |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1987 |
| Place of death | Pfungstadt |