Paul Kühn (Librarian)

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Paul Theodor Kühn (born October 16, 1866 in Frankenberg / Sa. , † October 28, 1912 in Leipzig ) was a German librarian .

Life

Paul Kühn was the eldest son of the city music director Theodor Kühn and his wife Anna, nee. Windisch. From 1886 he studied German and modern languages ​​at the University of Leipzig , where he received his doctorate in 1889. From 1890 he worked at the University Library in Leipzig , initially as a volunteer, from 1891 as an assistant, from 1898 as a curator and from 1901 as a librarian.

He published in the field of literary and art history.

Publications (selection)

  • The syntax of the verb in Aelfric's "Heiligenleben" . Dissertation Leipzig 1889.
  • The Nietzsche Archive in Weimar . Koch, Darmstadt 1904.
  • Max Klinger. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1907.
  • Weimar . Klinkhardt & Biermann, Leipzig 1908.
  • The women around Goethe. Women, marriage, soul friendship, love . Klinkhardt & Biermann, Leipzig 1911.
  • The women around Goethe. Family and friendship. Education. Socializing. Old and new youth . Klinkhardt & Biermann, Leipzig 1912.

literature

  • Karl Bader: Lexicon of German librarians . Harrassowitz, Leipzig 1925.
personal data
SURNAME Bold, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kühn, Paul Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German librarian
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankenberg / Sa.
DATE OF DEATH October 28, 1912
Place of death Leipzig