Georg Erler (historian)

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Richard Georg Erler (born January 1, 1850 in Krögis , † June 30, 1913 in Münster ) was a German historian .

Life

Erler was the son of a veterinarian and attended the Holy Cross Gymnasium in Dresden until 1869 . He then studied classical philology and history in Leipzig , mainly with Ludwig Lange and Georg Voigt . Participation in the Franco-German War interrupted his studies. After the state examination he was from 1873 to 1884 senior teacher at the Nicolai-Gymnasium . He received his doctorate in 1874 with the writing Quaestiones de Xenophonteo libro de republica Lacedaemoniorum . Among other things, because of an illness, he gave up the teaching profession.

With the work "The historical writings of Dietrich von Nieheim " he completed his habilitation in 1887 in middle and modern history. Until 1890 he was a private lecturer. The assumption of an extraordinary professorship for Middle and New History in Leipzig followed in 1890. He developed and published the register of the University of Leipzig for the years 1409 to 1809. The plan to write a history of the University of Leipzig failed because of numerous other obligations. Between 1892 and 1902 he taught as a full professor at the Albertus University in Königsberg . There, too, he dealt with the matriculations of the university. After that he was a professor in Münster until 1913 . 1907/1908 he was rector of the university. From 1908 to 1913 he was also chairman of the Historical Commission for Westphalia . Between 1907 and 1910 he was editor of the articles on the history of Westphalia and Lower Saxony.

Fonts

  • The register of the University of Leipzig 1409–1559. 3 volumes. Leipzig 1895–1902.
  • The register of the Albertus University in Königsberg in Prussia 1544–1829. 2 volumes. Leipzig 1908/1912.
  • The more recent matriculation of the University of Leipzig 1559–1809. 3 volumes. Leipzig 1909.
  • German history in the stories of its historians. 3 volumes. Leipzig 1882–1884.
  • Dietrich von Nieheim (Theodoricus de Nyem). His life and his writings. Leipzig 1887.

literature

  • Kirsten Büsing, Anne Büsing: Alumni and their bookplates. 600 years of Leipzig University. Wiesbaden 2009, p. 34.
  • Jens Blecher: Richard Georg Erler. 1850-1913. In: Reiner Groß , Gerald Wiemers (ed.): Saxon life pictures. Volume 4. Stuttgart 1999, pp. 75-96, ISBN 978-3-515-07469-8 .
  • Werner Fläschendräger: "... that a university history will still be published in the future". Failed efforts to create a history of the Alma mater Lipsiensis for the 500th anniversary celebration in 1909. In: Lothar Rathmann (Hrsg.): Leipzig contributions to the history of the university. Issue 1. Leipzig 1987, pp. 15-30.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Leipzig University Archives: Pro-Cancellarbuch B 128 b: For the year 1874. According to this, the philologist Ludwig Lange was the first reviewer, the historian Georg Voigt the second reviewer . This is also confirmed in his doctoral file. Leipzig University Archives: PhD files AF 1 Georg Erler. - Mario Todte: Georg Voigt (1827-1891). Pioneer of historical humanism research , Leipzig 2004, p. 111.
  2. ^ University archive Leipzig: Personal files 440 Georg Erler. In the habilitation report contained therein, Georg Voigt appears as the first reviewer, Wilhelm Maurenbrecher as the second reviewer .
  3. ^ Jens Blecher: Leipzig University Anniversaries . Constituent elements of the written success story . In: Universities and Anniversaries. The use of historical archives. Leipzig 2004, p. 178.

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predecessor Office successor
Anton Pieper Rector of the University of Münster
1907–1908 		Heinrich Erman
personal data
SURNAME Erler, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Krögis
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1913
Place of death Muenster