Richard Pick (archivist)
Richard Pick (born December 26, 1840 in Kreuzau , Düren district , † March 18, 1923 in Aachen ) was a German historian and archivist .
Pick was director of the Aachen city archives from December 1884 to 1911, and under his direction a reference library was set up , for which purchase funds from the regular budget were also available. He submitted a list of possible purchases to the Archives and Library Comité , and since the budget year 1885/1886, certain financial resources for the reference library of the city archives have been regularly shown in the budget, supplemented by gifts and donations from third parties.
Pick was the author of numerous historical essays and books on the history and art history of the western Rhineland.
Fonts (selection)
- The presence of Napoleon I zu Rheinberg in 1804. Lintz, Trier 1880. ( pdf )
- From Aachen's past. Contributions to the history of the old imperial city. Creutzer, Aachen 1895. ( pdf )
- (with Joseph Laurent ): The city hall of Aachen. History and building history. Aachen 1914.
literature
- Adolf Hinrichs: The literary Germany. Verlag der Album-Stiftung (Hinstorff), Berlin / Rostock 1887, pp. 472–473.
- Karl Schué: In memory of Richard Pick. In: Albert Huyskens (ed.): Journal of the Aachen History Association (ZAGV). Volume 44, born in 1922. Verlag des Aachener Geschichtsverein, Aachen 1923, pp. 107–117 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Wikisource: Richard Pick - Sources and full texts
- Publications by Richard Pick in the OPAC on regesta-imperii.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pick, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pick, Joseph Maria Richard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian and archivist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kreuzau , Düren district |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1923 |
| Place of death | Aachen |