Otto Mörtzsch

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Otto Karl Mörtzsch (born October 1, 1868 in Dresden ; † September 29, 1934 there ) was a German teacher , homeland and cave explorer.

Life

Mörtzsch came from the Saxon royal seat of Dresden and was the son of court trumpeter Friedrich August Mörtzsch. After completing his teacher training, which he completed from 1882 to 1888 at the Royal School Teacher Seminar in Dresden-Friedrichstadt , he first became an assistant teacher in Radeberg . In 1891 he got a job as a teacher at the Friedrichstadt seminar in Dresden, where he last worked as a senior teacher and headmaster.

In his free time, he conducted extensive studies on the history of Dresden and the surrounding area, for which he a. a. took advantage of the rich written records in the main state archive in Dresden . He presented several monographs and essays on this. He also worked as a cave researcher and in 1920 co-founded the “Association for Speleology in Saxony”.

Mörtzsch was a member of the Mountain Association for Saxon Switzerland and, together with Theodor Arldt , Friedrich Bernhard Störzner and other historians, co- authored the Mühlenbuch - Von Mühlen und Müllern im . Published by Alfred Meiche as a commemoration for the 50th anniversary of the Mountain Association in 1927 on behalf of the entire board Work area of ​​the mountain association for Saxon Switzerland (Dresden, Verlag A. Urban 1927) contributed significantly.

One of his most important publications is the historical-topographical description of the authority in Großenhain, which appeared immediately after his death .

Fonts

  • Historical-topographical description of the administrative authority of Großenhain , Dresden, Verlag Landesverein Sächsischer Heimatschutz , 1935.
  • From Burgward Briesnitz to Niederwartha Castle Hill (= historical hiking trips , No. 4), Dresden, C. Heinrich, 1930.
  • A hike along the Elbe (= historical hiking trips , No. 5), Dresden C. Heinrich, 1930.
  • On the history of shipping on the Elbe , Dresden, C. Heinrich, 1923.
  • The Dresden court trumpeter , Dresden, Henkler, 1921.
  • Little chronicle of Radeberg. For the 500th anniversary of the city . Radeberg, 1912.

Honors

In Bohemian Switzerland the Otto Mörtzsch Cave (Czech Jeskyně Otto Mörtzsch ) at Herrnskretschen (Czech Hřensko) was named after him.

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SURNAME Mörtzsch, Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mörtzsch, Otto Karl (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German teacher, homeland and cave explorer
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH September 29, 1934
Place of death Dresden