Moriz Gmelin
Moriz Gmelin (born July 20, 1839 in Ludwigsburg , † December 14, 1879 in Karlsruhe ) was a German archivist .
Life
Moriz Gmelin studied Protestant theology at the Blaubeuren seminar and at the Tübingen monastery . From 1861 he worked as a vicar in Oberstenfeld . Three years after that he became a teacher at a school in Friedrichsdorf . From 1865 he was a volunteer in the court library in Karlsruhe , shortly before that the University of Tübingen had awarded him the theological doctorate . In 1868 he became parish administrator in Unterriexingen , but he gave up the position the next year.
He devoted himself to an activity as an assistant at the grand ducal Baden General-Landes-Archiv in Karlsruhe, three years later he was appointed assessor , and in 1874 he was promoted to archivist . During the war of 1870/71 Gmelin also helped with the German Red Cross .
Gmelin worked on the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie and contributed ten articles, nine of them about important members of the Gmelin family .
Publications (selection)
- A certificate concerning the currende in Speyer, dated 1540 . In: Yearbooks for Philology and Education ; Year 16, 1870; Department 2.
- Family tree of the Gmelin family . Karlsruhe 1877.
- Contributions to the history of the Battle of Wimpfen . Karlsruhe 1880.
literature
- Friedrich von Weech : Gmelin, Moriz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 790 f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gmelin, Moriz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German archivist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ludwigsburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1879 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |