Rudolf Schreiber (archivist)

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Rudolf Josef Schreiber (born March 8, 1907 in Neudek , Austria-Hungary , † October 25, 1954 in Speyer ) was a German archivist and historian .

Life

After attending the secondary school in Karlsbad , Rudolf Schreiber studied history , German literature and geography at the German Charles University in Prague from 1926 , interrupted by two semesters at the Philipps University in Marburg. He received his doctorate in Prague in 1931. phil. and in 1934 passed the state examination for higher teaching qualifications. At the State Archives School in Prague he obtained the State Archives Diploma in 1937.

From 1931 to 1935 he was an employee of the "German Society of Sciences" in Prague, and from 1935 to 1939 assistant at the History Department of the German University in Prague . In 1937 he qualified as a professor for Czechoslovak history at the German University in Prague and was then a private lecturer. In 1939, Rudolf Schreiber was commissioned as a member of the German written material commission at the Prague State Archives with the sounding of files for the 57 German urban and rural districts that were separated from the Bohemian countries by the Munich Agreement and became the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) with membership number 7.165 .261 added. In 1940 he was appointed to the Prague City Archives and became its director in 1941.

On December 5, 1944, he was appointed adjunct professor for Medieval and Modern History at the German University of Prague. From 1937 to 1943 he was editor of the “Journal for Sudeten German History”, until 1943 deputy director of the “State Historical Institute” in Prague, 1941 to 1943 manager of the “Association for the History of Germans in Bohemia”, 1943 to 1945 editor of “Research from Prague's past and present ”, 1944 corresponding member of the“ German Academy of Sciences ”in Prague. 1944 winner of the scientific advancement award of the city of Prague and draft to the German armed forces . His relatives were forced to leave the country in 1945 when the Germans were expelled from Czechoslovakia .

Released from captivity after the end of the Second World War (1939–1945), Rudolf Schreiber became director of the State Archive in Speyer and founding member of the JG Herder Research Council in Marburg in 1950 ; 1951 Chairman of the Scientific Commission of the Historical Association of the Palatinate. 1948 keynote speaker at the first mass rally of displaced Sudeten Germans in Bad Aibling . In 1949 he formed the “Collegium Carolinum” group of former Prague professors as part of the Adalbert Stifter Association and endeavored to create a Collegium Carolinum (institute) of the same name, which was only established after his death in 1956 - research center for the Bohemian countries in Munich. In December 1949 he was one of the signatories of the "Eichstätter Declaration" of the Sudeten Germans. He held the position of director of the Speyer State Archives until his death in 1954. His scientific legacy is administered in the Koblenz State Main Archive. One of his grandchildren is Hanno Girke .

Fonts

  • As editor of the “Journal for Sudeten German History”, he edited numerous publications on the history of Bohemia and the city of Prague.
  • The Elbogen land register of Count Schlick from 1525. Prague 1934.
  • The Elbogen district and its enclaves after the 30 years war. Prague 1935.
  • From the archives of the new Czechoslovakia , 1950.
  • Prague, the multifaceted city. A brief outline of its history , 1952.
  • Structure and fate of archives in today's Palatinate , 1953.
  • The Speyer State Archives and Archive Maintenance in the Palatinate , 1953.
  • As an archivist in Speyer, he published numerous publications, e. B. in "Palatinate Homeland", "Palatinate Home Papers", "Communications from the Historical Association of the Palatinate".
  • The donor book for the construction of the Protestant Salvator Church (1610 - 1615) , 1956, posthumously in the series "Research on the history and regional studies of the Sudetenland"

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Short biography in: Tobias Weger: “Volkstumskampf” without end? Sudeten German Organizations 1945–1955 . Peter Lang, Frankfurt et al. 2008, ISBN 3-631-57104-6 , p. 624
personal data
SURNAME Schreiber, Rudolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schreiber, Rudolf Josef (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German archivist and historian
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Neudek , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 1954
Place of death Speyer