Thomas Otto Achelis

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Thomas Otto Achelis (left) at the awarding of the CAU University Medal by Wolfgang Bargmann (1965)

Thomas Otto Achelis , also Thomas Otto Hermannus Achelis , Thomas O. Achelis and Th. O. Achelis , (born December 23, 1887 in Bremen , †  July 14, 1967 in Kiel ) was a German high school teacher , historian and author . Among other things, he published regularly in the journal of the Society for Schleswig-Holstein History (ZSHG).

Life

Thomas Otto Achelis was the son of the religion scientist and high school director Thomas Ludwig Bernhard Achelis born (1850-1909) and grew up in Bremen, where he arrived in 1907 Old school his Abitur made. He then studied classical philology , history and archeology at the universities of Jena , Leipzig and Berlin . In 1911 he passed the state examination in Jena , and in 1913 he received his doctorate there with the thesis De Aristophanes Byzantio. Argumentorum fabularum auctore . From 1912 to 1914 Achelis worked at the Jena University Library .

Shortly after the beginning of the First World War , Achelis reported in August 1914 as a war volunteer with the Infantry Regiment "Herzog von Holstein" (Holsteinisches) No. 85 and was deployed as an officer in the infantry on the Eastern Front. He was wounded and released from military service in the spring of 1916. From 1916 to 1924 he worked as a teacher at the high school in South Jutland Haderslev (Danish Haderslev ), where he, the then last class with students of the German minority in charge. Like other German teachers, he was then offered a position in Germany , in his case in Meldorf . He declined this offer, however, because he wanted to continue his scientific research on local history and genealogy , which he carried out on the side. From 1924 to 1926 he worked for Haderslev Købstad (German district administration Hadersleben ), where he arranged, among other things, the city archive for the period 1629-1920 and was able to take numerous suggestions and sources for his research. In 1921 he married Inger Marie Fuglsang-Damgaard, who came from Ørsted near Sommersted and whose brother Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard was Bishop of the Diocese of Copenhagen from 1934 to 1960 .

After the NSDAP came to power in Germany in 1933, the living and working conditions for Achelis and his family in Haderslev, Denmark, threatened to lose his income and pension entitlements. In 1935 he was offered a teaching position as a teacher at the secondary school for girls in Rendsburg , which he accepted. He moved with his family to Rendsburg, where he taught at the Herderschule grammar school from 1945 until his retirement . At the same time, he continued to do historical research on local history and genealogical topics. He wrote numerous publications, in particular on Hadersleben and on pupil and student registries . He became known for his work Matriculation of Schleswig Students and his regular contributions to the ZSHG. In accordance with the customs of the time, he published partly under Thomas Otto Hermannus Achelis , Thomas O. Achelis and Th. O. Achelis . In 1957 he went to Kiel , where he worked at the university .

Since 1937 he dealt with the Corps Holsatia Kiel , whose connection history he published in 1938 and 1957. Since 1952 he was a corresponding member of Samfundet for dansk Genealogi og Personalhistorie in Copenhagen and since 1959 a corresponding member of the Herold in Berlin.

His extensive genealogical legacy is in the Schleswig-Holstein State Archives in Schleswig .

Awards and honors

Works (selection)

  • The matriculation of the illustrious grammar school in Bremen. 1610-1810 . Schünemann Verlag , Bremen 1968. (With: Adolf Sörtzler)
  • The doctors in the Duchy of Schleswig until 1804 . Schleswig-Holstein Society for Family Research and Heraldry V. , Kiel 1966.
  • Register of students in Schleswig from 1517–1864 . G. E. C. Gads Verlag, Copenhagen 1966-1967 (3 volumes).
  • The Latin schools in Hadersleben and Ripen. A comparative consideration of the history of higher education in the German-Danish border area . Working group for regional and folk research, Schleswig 1959 (= Gottorfer writings on regional studies of Schleswig-Holstein; vol. 5).
  • Pharmacy test subjects in Schleswig-Holstein 1804-1866 . International Society for the History of Pharmacy, Eutin 1952 (= publications on the history of pharmacy in Schleswig-Holstein; issue 3).
  • Citizen register of the city of Hadersleben until 1864 . Verlag Heimat und Erbe, Flensburg 1940 (= writings on Schleswig-Holstein's folk research; Vol. 4).
  • German and Danish schools in a Schleswig-Holstein border town over the centuries . W. L. Schütze, Hadersleben 1934.
  • Haderslev i gamle Dage 1292-1626 . Hadersleben 1929.
  • Student directories of higher education institutions in Germany. A bibliographical attempt . Degener & Co. , Leipzig 1920 (= communications from the Central Office for German Personal and Family History; Issue 26).
  • De Aristophane Byzantio. Argumentorum fabularum auctore. Commentatio philologa . H. Laupp junior, Tübingen 1913 ( dissertation Jena).

Literature (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Biographical information about Thomas Otto Achelis in the Historisk Arkiv for Haderslev Kommune (Danish).
  2. ^ A b Heinrich Freiherr von Hoyningen, gen. Huene: Possibilities for genealogical research in the Schleswig-Holstein State Archives. Föreningen G-gruppen, Sweden, November 10, 2002, accessed August 4, 2010 . arcinsys.schleswig-holstein.de
  3. ^ Corresponding members. (No longer available online.) In: Die Genealogische Gesellschaft Hamburg e. V. Genealogical Society Hamburg e. V. (GGHH), GGHH website at www.genealogy.net, formerly in the original ; Retrieved August 4, 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.genealogy.net
  4. ↑ Bearer of the medal. In: DAGV / Gatterer Medal. German Association of Genealogical Associations (DAGV), DAGV website on GenWiki , accessed on August 4, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME Achelis, Thomas Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Achelis, Thomas Otto Hermannus; Achelis, Thomas O .; Achelis, Th. O.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German high school teacher, historian and author
DATE OF BIRTH December 23, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen
DATE OF DEATH July 14, 1967
Place of death Kiel