Reimer Witt

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Reimer Witt (born August 1, 1941 in Heide ; † January 6, 2018 in Flensburg ) was a German archivist .

Reimer Witt was born the son of a commercial clerk. Since his father died in World War II, he grew up as a half-orphan with his mother. After graduating from high school in Heide (Holstein), he studied history and Latin in Kiel and Freiburg. In 1971 he received his doctorate under Karl Jordan . From 1970 Witt was an archive trainee at the Landesarchiv in Schleswig , from 1974 he became archivist there, 1976 senior archivist and 1984 as successor to Wolfgang Prange archivist. During his term of office, the construction of the new storage building for the Schleswig-Holstein State Archives and the relocation of the archives from Gottorf Castle to the Schleswig-Holstein Prinzenpalais took place . In 1999 the state of Schleswig-Holstein awarded him the honorary professorship of the state of Schleswig-Holstein "in recognition and in appreciation of his outstanding services to national and international archives" . Witt was active on the board of the Society for Schleswig-Holstein History, from 1979 as an assessor, from 1981 to 1988 as secretary.

Fonts (selection)

  • The privileges of the Norderdithmarschen landscape in the Gottorfian period 1559 to 1773 , Neumünster: Wachholtz 1975, ISBN 3-529-02167-9 .
  • The beginnings of cartography and topography of Schleswig-Holstein 1475–1652 , Heide in Holstein: Boyens 1982.
  • together with Marion Dernehl: Husum district 1867–1950. Finding aid of the holdings Dept. 320.9 , Schleswig: Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein 1997.
  • Ed .: Landgrave Carl von Hessen 1744–1836. Lectures for an exhibition , Schleswig: Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein 1997.
  • together with Marion Dernehl: District Eiderstedt 1867–1950. Finding aid of the holdings Dept. 320.4 , Schleswig: Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein 1998.
  • Reminder to humanity and peace. Commemoration of the Battle of Oeversee on February 6, 1864 . In: Grenzfriedenshefte, Vol. 52, 2005, Issue 4, pp. 315–322.

literature

  • Detlev Kraack: Prof. Dr. Reimer Witt (August 1, 1941 - January 6, 2018). An obituary. In: Journal of the Society for Schleswig-Holstein History. Vol. 113/114, 2018/2019, pp. 10-13.
  • Rainer Hering : Reimer Witt † In: Archivist . Archive journal. Volume 71, 2018, p. 209 ( online ).

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personal data
SURNAME Witt, Reimer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German archivist
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Heath , Holstein
DATE OF DEATH January 6, 2018
Place of death Flensburg