Otto von Alberti

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Otto von Alberti (born September 23, 1834 in Wilhelmshall near Rottweil , † March 9, 1904 in Stuttgart ) was a German heraldist , historian and lawyer .

Life

Otto von Alberti, son of Friedrich von Alberti (1795–1878), was originally a lawyer (judge and attorney). In 1879 he got a job as a secretary at the State Archives in Stuttgart. There he later worked as the royal Württemberg secret archivist. He was a member of the Commission for Württemberg State History , the Association Committee of the State Collection of Patriotic Art and Antiquity Monuments, as well as the Württemberg History and Antiquity Association, and was knight of the first class of the Order of Frederick .

In 1889 he wrote the standard heraldic work Württemberg Adels- und Wappenbuch , which became known to a wide audience under the name "Alberti" .

Works

  • Württembergisches Adels- und Wappenbuch , Commons 1889–1916 Michigan (complete) - Google-USA * (partially) - New York-USA * (only vol. 1, up to M)
  • Self-defense today and in popular rights . Stuttgart 1898
  • Endangerment from superior force (emergency) . Stuttgart 1903

Secondary literature

  • List of dead 1904. In: Biographisches Jahrbuch und deutscher Nekrolog / With constant participation of… ed. by Anton Bettelheim. Vol. 10, From January 1 to December 31, 1905 . Berlin: Reimer, 1907, column 6 *
  • Article in the Stuttgarter Zeitung, 2004 ( excerpt )

Web links

Commons : Alberti Wuerttembergisches Adels- und Wappenbuch  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Otto von Alberti  - Sources and full texts
Wikisource: Württembergisches Nobility and Wappenbuch  - Sources and full texts
personal data
SURNAME Alberti, Otto von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Royal Württemberg Secret Archives Council at the Stuttgart State Archives
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Wilhelmshall near Rottweil
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 1904
Place of death Stuttgart