Werner Schäfke

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Werner Schäfke (born July 10, 1944 in Hildesheim ) is a German historian and art historian. From 1984 to 2009 he headed the Cologne City Museum .

Schäfke studied history, art history, geography and Catholic theology in Cologne, Bonn and Mainz. In 1976 he was on the faculty of history Sciences of the University of Mainz with the theme Early Christian resistance doctorate . From 1976 he worked as a curator at the Cologne City Museum until he took over its management in 1984. In 1979 he worked as a scientific advisor for the 13-part television series Die Menschen vom Domplatz . In 2009 he retired, but remained managing director of the Association of Friends and Patrons of Cologne Customs.

As director, Werner Schäfke was responsible for a number of exhibitions at various locations, including Der Name der Freiheit. 1288-1988. Aspects of Cologne history from Worringen to today in 1988, The Cologne Charterhouse around 1500. A journey into our past in 1991 and The New Cologne. 1945-1995 .

Schäfke is the author of numerous publications, including a number of exhibition and inventory catalogs for the city museum. In addition to works on the history of the city of Cologne and the Rhineland, he wrote several publications on Gothic architecture.

Publications (selection)

  • Early Christian resistance. In: Hildegard Temporini , Wolfgang Haase (Hrsg.): Rise and decline of the Roman world . Part 2: Principate. Volume 23: Wolfgang Haase (Ed.): Religion. (Pre-Constantinian Christianity, relationship to the Roman state and pagan religion). Half volume 1. de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 1979, ISBN 3-11-007822-8 , pp. 461–723, (At the same time: Mainz, University, Department 16 - History, Dissertation, 1976).
  • as editor: Ehrenfeld Glass of Historicism. The price courants of the Rheinische Glashütten-Actien-Gesellschaft in Ehrenfeld near Cöln, department for art products, 1881 and 1886, supplements 1888 and 1893. König, Cologne 1979, ISBN 3-88375-005-0 .
  • France's Gothic Cathedrals. A journey to the highlights of medieval architecture in France. DuMont, Cologne 1979, ISBN 3-7701-0975-9 .
  • The Rhine from Mainz to Cologne. A journey through the Rhine Valley, history, art and landscape. DuMont, Cologne 1982, ISBN 3-7701-1142-7 .
  • English cathedrals. A journey through the highlights of English architecture from 1066 to the present day. DuMont, Cologne 1983, ISBN 3-7701-1313-6 .
  • Cologne's Romanesque churches. Architecture, furnishings, history. With photos by Wolfgang F. Meier. DuMont, Cologne 1984, ISBN 3-7701-1360-8 .
  • with Hiltrud Kier : The Cologne Rings. History and splendor of a street. Vista-Point-Verlag, Cologne 1987, ISBN 3-88973-066-3 .
  • Cologne. Two millennia of history, art and culture on the Rhine. DuMont, Cologne 1988, ISBN 3-7701-2219-4 .
  • Peu apres son decollage. Scandal and dismay - on the impact of Wolf Vostell's work. In: Rolf Wedewer (Ed.): Vostell. Edition Braus, Heidelberg 1992, ISBN 3-925520-44-9 , pp. 75-83.
  • Crash course Gothic (= dumont paperbacks. 575, DuMont crash course. ). DuMont, Cologne 2007, ISBN 978-3-8321-7632-7 .
  • German brick architecture of the Middle Ages. From Lübeck to Marienburg. Petersberg, Imhof 2008, ISBN 978-3-86568-162-1 .
  • with Günter Henne: Cologne heads. 50 linocuts by Eduard Prüssen . University and City Library Cologne, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-931596-53-8 .
  • with Roman Heuberger: Cologne and its photo books. Photography in Cologne, from Cologne, for Cologne in a photo book from 1853 to 2010. Emons, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-89705-790-6 .
  • as editor with Marcus Trier : Middle Ages in Cologne. A selection from the holdings of the Cologne City Museum. Emons, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-89705-654-1 .
  • as editor: Heinz Held: Cologne in times of economic boom Emons, Cologne 2011, ISBN 978-3-89705-874-3 .
  • Helios. A lighthouse for Ehrenfeld. Emons, Cologne 2011, ISBN 978-3-89705-875-0 .
  • as editor: Port of Cologne. Emons, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-95451-001-6 .
  • Kunsthaus Lempertz. A cultural story. Dumont, Cologne 2015, ISBN 978-3-8321-9487-1 .
  • Cologne after 1945. The history of our present. Regionalia, Rheinbach 2017, ISBN 3-95540-321-1 .
  • Cologne. A city history in pictures . 1st edition. Böhlau-Verlag, Cologne 2020, ISBN 978-3-412-52006-9 .

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SURNAME Schäfke, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and art historian
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Hildesheim