Rudolf Weser

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Rudolf Norbert Weser (born March 3, 1869 in Pflaumloch ; † August 7, 1942 in Straßdorf near Schwäbisch Gmünd ) was a German homeland researcher and Roman Catholic priest .

Life

Weser attended the grammar school and Konvikt zu Rottweil and the Wilhelmsstift in Tübingen . Ordained a priest in 1892, he first worked in Ludwigsburg , Feuerbach / Zuffenhausen and in 1896 as city parish administrator in Weilderstadt. In 1897 he became a chaplain in Schwäbisch Gmünd, where he stayed until 1912. Then he was the parish priest in Söflingen . For health reasons he had to retire in Straßdorf near Schwäbisch Gmünd in 1932, where he died of a gallbladder infection and was buried. In 1939 he was awarded the silver medal of the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd. In addition, a street in Straßdorf is named after him.

For the Schwäbisch Gmünd city archivist Albert Deibele , in 1971 he was “by far the most important Gmünd local researcher”. Weser dealt with the history of the imperial city of Schwäbisch Gmünd in numerous essays that are captivating because of their closeness to sources and their critical sense. His handwritten estate, which was purchased for the Schwäbisch Gmünd City Archives in 1942, is even more extensive . In addition to the local history of the Gmünder and Ulm area, researching regional Christian art was a concern of his. Therefore, from 1916 to 1926 he was also the editor of the archive for Christian art .

literature

  • Rudolf Weser. In: Albert Deibele : St. Leonhard in Schwäbisch Gmünd and the care associated with it. Schwäbisch Gmünd 1971, p. 15 * f. with portrait photo. Heidelberg University Library
  • Alfons Häring: Pastor Rudolf Weser (1869–1942). A commemoration of the 60th anniversary of his death on August 7, 2002. In: Heilige Kunst 33 (2002/2003), pp. 164–166.

Web links

Commons : Rudolf Weser  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Rudolf Weser  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See the list of the owners of the city medal of merit in the Schwäbisch Gmünd city archive, inventory A14.05 Bü 495 (1928–1939).
  2. ↑ Stadtarchiv Schwäbisch Gmünd, Orders of the Lord Mayor 1942, No. 239 (September 25, 1942). Today in the city archive as inventory D03.
personal data
SURNAME Weser, Rudolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weser, Rudolf Norbert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German homeland researcher and Catholic priest
DATE OF BIRTH March 3, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Plum hole
DATE OF DEATH August 7, 1942
Place of death Strassdorf