Peter Mortzfeld
Peter Mortzfeld (* 1936 in Marienwerder ) is a German philologist and lives in Wolfenbüttel.
Peter Mortzfeld studied classical philology and history in Göttingen and Freiburg . He became a research assistant at the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel . With financial support from the Volkswagen Foundation and the KG Saur publishing house , Mortzfeld has sifted through and researched the library's historical portrait collection over decades. From 1986 to 2008 he documented the collection in 50 volumes.
Mortzfeld has done numerous translations from ancient (Latin) and modern (English, French) languages. He has a thematically comprehensive book collection with more than 8,000 volumes.
Publications
- Catalog of the graphic portraits in the Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel 1500–1850 . Series A: The portrait collection of the Herzog-August-Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel , Vol. 1–50, KG Saur, Munich 1986–2008, ISBN 3-598-31480-9 .
Web links
- Description of the catalog of graphic portraits in the Herzog August Library
- Press release from the Science Information Service
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mortzfeld, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philologist and librarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marienwerder |