Robert Hiecke (monument conservator)
Robert Hiecke (born November 26, 1876 in Berlin , † December 15, 1952 in Bad Neuenahr ) was a German conservationist .
Career
Hiecke, grandson of Robert Heinrich Hiecke , was from 1908 conservator of the architectural monuments in the province of Saxony . In 1918 he moved to the Prussian Ministry of Culture and in the same year was appointed head of the state preservation of monuments in Prussia. In 1934 he was appointed ministerial conductor in the Reich Ministry for Science, Education and National Education and was thus appointed the highest monument conservator in the German Reich. Thanks to Hieckes work, many architectural monuments were saved from destruction. In 1948 he moved from Berlin to Bad Neuenahr.
During his studies he became a member of the Academic Association Motiv .
Honors
- Dr. theol. hc
- 1929: Dr.-Ing. E. h. (Berlin)
- 1952: Cross of Merit (Steckkreuz) of the Federal Republic of Germany
Web links
- . Werner Bornheim gen Schilling : Robert Hiecke: . In: Art Chronicle. Monthly journal for art history, museums and monument preservation . tape 6 , no. 7 , 1953, ISSN 0023-5474 , pp. 194–197 , doi : 10.11588 / kc.1953.7.67459 ( uni-heidelberg.de [accessed on March 25, 2020]).
- Werner Bornheim called Schilling: Hiecke, Robert. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-428-00190-7 , p. 106 f. ( Digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Black Ring. Membership directory. Darmstadt 1930, p. 32.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hiecke, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German conservationist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 1952 |
| Place of death | Bad Neuenahr |