Richard Moderhack

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Richard Moderhack (born October 14, 1907 in Berlin ; † July 14, 2010 in Braunschweig ) was a German historian and was director of the Braunschweig City Archives and City Library from 1956 to 1970 .

Life

Moderhack comes from a family of craftsmen in Brandenburg , his father was a blacksmith . In 1927, after graduating from high school , he began studying history, German, English and philosophy at Berlin's Friedrich Wilhelm University . In 1932 Moderhack received his doctorate on The Older History of the City of Calau in Niederlausitz . As a member of the Institute for Archival Science he came to the Prussian Secret State Archives in Berlin-Dahlem . During the Second World War he was a soldier in France from 1940 to 1945, where he worked as a translator , among other things , in the Soviet Union and the Baltic States , where he was seriously wounded in Courland and was taken prisoner by the English towards the end of the war .

On November 1, 1945, Moderhack took up a position at the city archive and at the city library in Braunschweig . In 1946 he was on the founding board of the Association of German Archivists (VdA). In 1947 he became a member of the Historical Commission for Lower Saxony and Bremen . On March 1, 1956, he was appointed Werner Spieß 's successor in the position of director of both Braunschweig institutions and held this position until his retirement in 1970. During this time he reorganized the city archive and ensured that the war-related repatriation and reintegration was swift archived holdings in Braunschweig.

In 1963 he founded the Association of Lower Saxony Municipal Archivists (ANKA), of which he was director until 1970. In 1964 he became a member of the Family Studies Commission for Lower Saxony and Bremen as well as neighboring East Westphalian areas . In 1966 Moderhack also became director of the Braunschweig public library.

In 1970 he was awarded the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit when he retired . The City of Braunschweig awarded Moderhack 1988, the Public Service Medal for outstanding service to the promotion of the welfare of the citizens of the city . In addition, he is an honorary member of the Braunschweigischer Geschichtsverein , of which he was managing director for 17 years.

With over 200 scientific publications, including numerous that came after his retirement, Moderhack is considered a prolific scientist and author. His books are among the standard works on the history of the city and country of Braunschweig .

Dietrich and Richard Moderhack Foundation

At the end of 2002 Moderhack set up a foundation endowed with 125,000 euros , which bears his name and whose aim is to support research on the history of Lower Saxony . The beneficiary is the Historical Commission for Lower Saxony and Bremen, which has also taken on the fiduciary management. It is also named after his son the chemist Dietrich Moderhack .

Works (selection)

  • The older history of the city of Calau in Niederlausitz. Dissertation. 1932, published 1933, DNB 570905877 .
  • Braunschweigs Stadtgeschichte (= Gerd Spies [Hrsg.]: Braunschweig, the image of the city in 900 years. Volume 1). Braunschweig Municipal Museum, Braunschweig 1985, DNB 860279367 .
  • Visitors to old Braunschweig. 1438-1913. Public life insurance Braunschweig, Braunschweig 1992, DNB 921550367 .
  • Braunschweig city history with time table and bibliography (= Gerd Spies [Hrsg.]: Braunschweig, the image of the city in 900 years. Volume 1). Revised New edition. Wagner, Braunschweig 1997, ISBN 3-87884-050-0 .
  • One hundred years of the Braunschweig City Archives and City Library 1861–1961. Orphanage printing and publishing house, Braunschweig 1961, DNB 453415296 .

→ List of publications 1932–2008.

(Co-) editing (selection)

  • Brunsvicensia judaica. Memorial book for the Jewish fellow citizens of the city of Braunschweig 1933–1945 (= Braunschweiger Werkstücke. Volume 35). Waisenhaus-Buchdruckerei und Verlag, Braunschweig 1966, DNB 456211535 (listed in the DNB as "Red." Of the anthology).
  • Braunschweigische Landesgeschichte at a glance (= Braunschweigischer Geschichtsverein [Hrsg.]: Sources and research on Braunschweigische Geschichte. Volume 23). Waisenhaus-Buchdruckerei, Braunschweig 1976, DNB 760507570 ( limited preview of the 3rd edition, 1979, in the Google book search).
  • 750 years of the Council of the City of Braunschweig. 1231–1981 (= work reports from the Städtisches Museum Braunschweig. Volume 39). Braunschweig 1981, DNB 821004646 .
  • Outline of the older city history and a time table. In: Jürgen Mertens: The history of the city of Braunschweig in maps, plans and views. Edited by the city of Braunschweig, land surveying office. Braunschweig 1981, DNB 820198994 .
  • 23 further publications from the series Braunschweiger Werkstücke. DNB 012943584 .

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mourning for VdA founding member Dr. Richard Moderhack. (No longer available online.) In: vda.archiv.net. Association of German Archivists, July 19, 2010, archived from the original on July 26, 2010 ; accessed on September 15, 2018 (notification; the "more" link was not archived).
  2. ^ Information on the "Richard and Dietrich Moderhack Foundation". In: stnds.de. Lower Saxony Foundation , accessed on September 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ List of publications 1932–2008. (PDF; 66 kB) In: bs-gv.de. Braunschweiger Geschichtsverein, September 14, 2010, accessed on September 15, 2018 (207 titles; PDF statement of responsibility: "Brage.BeiderWieden").
personal data
SURNAME Moderhack, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and archivist
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH July 14, 2010
Place of death Braunschweig