Philipp Losch
Philipp Losch (born November 6, 1869 in Kassel , † November 25, 1953 in Falkenberg near Wabern ) was a German historian , journalist and librarian .
Life
Losch's father was the brewery owner Johann Losch, his mother Sophie Schmidt. After attending the Friedrichsgymnasium in Kassel, he studied history and German philology in Munich , Berlin and Marburg, among others . In 1895 he received his doctorate in Marburg. He then worked at the university libraries in Greifswald , Göttingen , Marburg and Halle . In 1906 he came to the Royal Library in Berlin , where he initially worked in the music department under Wilhelm Altmann . In 1914 he was appointed professor and from 1915 he went to the real catalog of the Berlin State Library as a consultant for German history . He was appointed senior librarian in 1919.
Losch dealt primarily with the history of the state of Hesse between 1750 and 1870. In 1933 he wrote The Soldiers' Trade , and in 1937 The Last German Elector Friedrich Wilhelm I of Hesse appeared .
Losch was the author of more than 600 historical articles and published numerous history books.
Works (selection)
- Johann Rhenanius, a 17th century Casseler poet . Marburg i. H.: pressure d. Univ.-Buchdr. v. EA Huth in Göttingen 1895 (Marburg, Phil. Fac., Inaug.-Diss. Of [July 17] 1894).
- The Kurhessian regiments. An outline of their history , Melsungen: Hopf 1900.
- Two Kassel chronicles from the 18th century. A contribution to the local and family history , Kassel: Vieior 1904.
- The first war of succession in Lippe , Melsungen: Hopf 1905.
- The members of the Kurhessischen Estates Assembly 1830 to 1866 , Marburg: Elwert 1909.
- Schönfeld. Pictures from the history of a Hessian castle and its owners , Leipzig: Klinkhardt & Biermann 1913.
- History of the Electorate of Hesse 1803–1866 , Marburg: Elwert 1922.
- Elector Wilhelm I, Landgrave of Hesse. A picture of a prince from the Zopfzeit , Marburg: Elwert 1923.
- On the history of the Hessian state treasure , Kassel: Hessischer Volksbund 1923.
- From the life of Landgrave Friedrich von Hessen on Rumpenheim , Marburg: Elwert 1924.
- The soldier trade , Kassel: Bärenreiter 1933, Neudr. Kassel: Hamecher 1974, ISBN 3-920307-19-4 .
- The last German Elector Friedrich Wilhelm I of Hesse , Marburg: Elwert 1937.
literature
- Paul Frank / Wilhelm Altmann : Kurzgefasstes Tonkünstler-Lexikon , Heinrichshofen´s Verlag, 15th edition, Wilhelmshaven 1936, ISBN 3-7959-0083-2 .
- Alexandra Habermann et al: Lexicon of German Scientific Librarians 1925–1980 , Frankfurt a. M .: Klostermann 1985, ISBN 3-465-01664-5 , pp. 202-203.
- Walther Killy (Ed.): Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie , KG Saur Verlag, Vol. 6, Munich a. a. 1995, p. 477.
- Philipp Losch: On the death of Wilhelm Altmann . In: Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen , vol. 1951, no. 7/8, p. 284 ff.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen 1906, Issue 23, p. 235.
- ↑ Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen 1914, Issue 31, p. 194.
- ↑ Zentralblatt für Bibliothekwesen 1919, Issue 36, p. 193.
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SURNAME | Losch, Philipp |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian and librarian |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1869 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |
DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 1953 |
Place of death | Falkenberg near Wabern |