Oskar Doering

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Oskar Doering (born May 5, 1858 in Königsberg ; † September 15, 1936 in Chieming / Chiemsee ) was a German art historian .

Life

Oskar Doering attended the Sophiengymnasium in Berlin and studied history at the University of Berlin , where he passed the 1st state examination for the higher teaching post. In 1885 he received his doctorate with a dissertation supervised by Harry Bresslau at the University of Giessen . He then worked as a laborer at the Berlin museums in 1886/97, and as a teacher from 1885 to 1895. In 1896/97 he lived as a private scholar in Wernigerode . From 1898 to 1905 he was a full-time curator of the monuments in the Prussian province of Saxony . He then lived as a private scholar in Dachau , hence Oscar Doering-Dachau, and later in Munich. He published lively on numerous topics of art and art history and earned his living with it.

His son was the lawyer and district administrator Heinz Doering (1894–1972).

literature

  • Winfried Speitkamp: The administration of history: preservation of monuments and the state in Germany, 1871-1933 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1996, ISBN 3-525-35777-X , p. 270.
  • Döring, Oskar . In: Rudolf Vierhaus (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia (DBE) . 2., revised. and extended edition. tape 2 : Brann-Einslin . De Gruyter / KG Saur, Berlin / Boston / Munich 2005, ISBN 3-11-094656-4 , p. 672 .

Publications (selection)

  • Contributions to the oldest history of the diocese of Metz . Wagner, Innsbruck 1886 (dissertation).
  • The Augsburg patrician Philipp Hainhofer's relationship with Duke Philipp II of Pomerania-Stettin Correspondences from the years 1610–1619 (= sources for art history and art technology of the Middle Ages and modern times 6). Graeser, Vienna 1896.
  • Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the districts Halberstadt Land and Stadt . Hendel, Halle 1902.
  • Germany's medieval art monuments as a source of history . Hiersemann, Leipzig 1910.
  • with Georg Voss (Ed.): Masterpieces of Art from Saxony a. Thuringia. Carved altars, medals, illuminations, weaving, embroidery, fine blacksmithing Baensch, Magdeburg 1905 ( digitized ).
  • Christian symbols. Guide through the world of forms and ideas of symbols in Christian art . Herder, Freiburg 1933.

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personal data
SURNAME Doering, Oskar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Doering, Oscar; Doering-Dachau, Oskar; Doering-Dachau, Oscar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art historian
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Königsberg (Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1936
Place of death Chieming