Theodor Ilgen
Heinrich Theodor Ilgen (born October 29, 1854 in Brotterode , † September 19, 1924 in Miltenberg ) was a German historian and archivist . From 1900 to 1921 he was in charge of the Düsseldorf State Archives .
Life
Ilgen studied history in Leipzig, Berlin and Marburg. In 1879 he received his doctorate from the University of Marburg . From 1880 he was initially employed at the Marburg State Archives before moving to the Düsseldorf State Archives in 1882 . From 1885 to 1900 he worked at the State Archives in Münster . In March 1896 Ilgen was one of the founding members of the Historical Commission for Westphalia , from 1897 to 1898 he was also a member of the commission. In October 1900 he went back to Düsseldorf to take over the management of the State Archives. In 1921 he was adopted into retirement.
Publications (selection)
- Corrado marchese di Monferrato , Casale: Cassone 1890 (partly also: Marburg, Phil. Diss., 1880).
- On the Herford city and court constitution , Münster: Regensberg 1891.
- To the book trade in the Middle Ages . In: Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen , Vol. 9 (1892), pp. 262–264 ( online ).
- together with Richard Knipping: The new office building of the State Archives in Coblenz and Düsseldorf, Leipzig: Hirzel 1907 (communications from the Prussian archive administration; 9).
- The registers of the counts and dukes of Cleve-Mark found again, Leipzig: Hirzel 1909 (communications from the Prussian archive administration; 14).
- together with Erich Gritzner and Rudolf Kötzschke: Sphragistik , Leipzig [a. a.]: Teubner, 1913 (Outline of History. Volume 1, Historical Auxiliary Sciences and Propaedeutics; 2).
- On the origin and development history of the coat of arms . In: Korrespondenzblatt des Gesamtverein der Deutschen Geschichts- und Alterthumsvereine, Vol. 69 (1921), 9/10, pp. 185–207, 227–248
literature
- Wolfgang Leesch : The German archivists 1500–1945. Volume 2: Biographical Lexicon. Saur, Munich a. a. 1992, ISBN 3-598-10605-X , pp. 279 f.
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| SURNAME | Ilgen, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ilgen, Heinrich Theodor (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian and archivist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brotterode |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 19, 1924 |
| Place of death | Miltenberg |