Philipp Alexander Ferdinand Walther

Philipp Alexander Ferdinand Walther (born December 25, 1812 in Darmstadt , † May 26, 1887 in Darmstadt ) was a German historian and librarian .

Life

Philipp Alexander Ferdinand Walther was born in Darmstadt in 1812 as the son of the museum inspector Wilhelm Walther and his wife Helene Stritter. He attended the Ludwig-Georgs-Gymnasium in his hometown and then studied theology at the University of Giessen . During his studies in 1830 he became a member of the old Gießen fraternity Germania . In 1833 he became tutor to an English family, whom he also accompanied on trips through Europe.

He renounced a pastor's position and took up a position as an assistant at the court library in Darmstadt in 1835. There he became secretary in 1836 and finally librarian in 1850 .

After the death of Johann Wilhelm Mitzenius (1800–1873), he succeeded him as director of the court library in February 1873. He held this office until his retirement in October 1885.

In 1841 he was appointed Dr . phil. PhD.

From 1840, Walther had been the director of the Kabinetsmuseum and the Kabinetsbibliothek, which he founded at that time. Walther concentrated primarily on the area of Hessian history. For this he wrote numerous writings.

Philipp Alexander Ferdinand Walther died in Darmstadt in May 1887. Since 1839 he was with Johanna Jacobea Auguste geb. Küchler (1821–1871) married. The marriage resulted in three daughters and one son.

Honors

1851: Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous

1858: Awarded the Gold Medal of Merit for Science, Art, Industry and Agriculture

1864: Permission to accept and wear the Russian Order of St. Anne III. class

1873: appointed privy councilor

1876: Permission to accept and wear the Knight's Cross 2nd class of the Russian Order of St. Stanislaus

1877: Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Order of Ludewig

1885: Commander's Cross II. Class of the Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous.

Publications

1841: Literary manual for the history and regional studies of Hesse in general and the Grand Duchy of Hesse in particular, Darmstadt.
1867: Contributions to closer knowledge of the grand ducal court library in Darmstadt, Darmstadt,

literature

Nekrolog in the quarterly pages of the historical association for the Grand Duchy of Hesse 1887, No. 3, pp. 118–120.
Erich Zimmermann (Ed.): Electricity through the centuries. Contributions to the history of the Hessian State and University Library Darmstadt, Frankfurt am Man 1967.
University and State Library Darmstadt (Ed.): Neue Mitte (n). The library buildings of the Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt 2014.
Arthur Wyß: Walther, Philipp Alexander Ferdinand . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 121.

Individual evidence

^ Paul Wentzcke : Fraternity lists. Second volume: Hans Schneider and Georg Lehnert: Gießen - The Gießener Burschenschaft 1814 to 1936. Görlitz 1942, F. Germania. No. 374.

Web links

Wikisource: Philipp Walther - Sources and full texts

personal data
SURNAME	Walther, Philipp Alexander Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German historian and librarian
DATE OF BIRTH	December 25, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH	Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH	May 26, 1887
Place of death	Darmstadt

[1] Paul Wentzcke : Fraternity lists. Second volume: Hans Schneider and Georg Lehnert: Gießen - The Gießener Burschenschaft 1814 to 1936. Görlitz 1942, F. Germania. No. 374.