Paul Kupka

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Paul Lorenz Bernhard Kupka (born September 2, 1866 in Guben ; † April 27, 1949 in Stendal ) was a German high school teacher , self-taught historian and prehistoric scientist .

Life

Paul Kupka worked as a high school professor in Stendal between 1899 and 1931. There he was also director and scientific advisor of the Altmärkisches Museum . He dealt intensively with the history and prehistory of the Altmark and devoted himself particularly to the Neolithic , the Bronze Age , the Slavic Early Middle Ages and the Middle Ages . In 1910, Kupka coined the term Schönfeld culture . Kupka was the editor of the "Contributions to the history, regional and folklore of the Altmark" published between 1899 and 1941. In 1938, Kupka was elected a member of the Leopoldina . He was also a member of the Niederlausitz Society for Anthropology and Antiquity .

Fonts

  • About the dramatic verse by Thomas Dekkers (1893)
  • About medieval dances of death. Investigations into their origins and their relationships (1905)
  • On the genesis of the medieval dances of death (1908)
  • The Altmark Slavs and their Germanization (1933)
  • On the history of the Stendal district. Part 1. The old county greaves (1935)
  • On the history of the Stendal district. Part 2. The districts belonging to the Vogtei Arneburg (1938)

literature

  • Günter Wetzel : A forgotten Gubener - Paul Kupka (1866-1949). In: Niederlausitz Studies. Issue 37, Cottbus 2011, pp. 117–128 (with picture and further references)

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personal data
SURNAME Kupka, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kupka, Paul Lorenz Bernhard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian, teacher and prehistorian
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Guben
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 1949
Place of death Stendal