Peter Joerres
Peter Joerres (born July 29, 1837 in Weiden ; † April 1, 1915 in Ahrweiler , Rhineland-Palatinate ) was a German historian and local researcher . He is an honorary citizen of the city of Ahrweiler.
biography
Joerres was head of the community school from 1861 to 1902 . In 1908 he founded the Ahrgau Museum in Ahrweiler. He is the namesake for the Peter-Joerres-Gymnasium in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler .
Joerres worked for " Wetzer and Weltes Kirchenlexikon" (Herder), for the "Rheinische Geschichtsbl Blätter ". Journal for the history, language and antiquities of the Middle and Lower Rhine ”and since 1886 in the“ Bonner Jahrbucher ”. In addition, in 1893 he was the editor and editor of the “Document Book of the St. Gereon Abbey in Cologne” with sources that had not been printed before. He published writings on (regional) history.
Publications
- Rafters, chips and splinters of language, sayings and games picked up in the Ahrthal. Plachner, Ahrweiler 1888. ( online edition dilibri Rhineland-Palatinate )
- (Ed.): Document book of the St. Gereon Abbey in Cologne. Hanstein, Bonn 1893.
- The German and especially the Rhenish place names, which contain the elements West or Wüst or similar. In: Rheinische Geschichtsblätter. Volume 1. Hanstein, Bonn 1894.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Joerres, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian and local researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pastures |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1915 |
| Place of death | Ahrweiler , Rhineland-Palatinate |