Werner Spieß
Werner Spieß (born February 5, 1891 in Düsseldorf , † December 7, 1972 in Braunschweig ) was a German historian and archivist . From 1935 to 1956 he was in charge of the city archive and the city library of Braunschweig .
Life
From 1910 Spieß studied law at the universities of Munich , Freiburg , Berlin and Göttingen . In 1916 he was promoted to Dr. jur. and at the University of Marburg in 1923 as Dr. phil. PhD. He worked at various Prussian state archives before becoming a scientific official at the Braunschweig City Archives on January 1, 1928. On July 1, 1935, Spieß was appointed director of the City Archives and City Library as Heinrich Mack's successor . In 1943 he completed his habilitation at the University of Göttingen. During the Second World War , between 1942 and 1944, he was responsible for the relocation of a large part of the archive material, which saved it from destruction. The Nazis deprived him on 27 November 1944, the management of the two institutions before it was used on 9 July 1945 by the British occupation again as director. In 1947 he received an honorary professorship for constitutional and economic history at the Technical University of Braunschweig . In 1956 he retired. Richard Moderhack was his successor as director of the City Archives and City Library . Spieß was chairman of the Braunschweig Historical Society for several years . He died in Braunschweig in 1972.
Works (selection)
Spieß rearranged the city's archives. The relocation and rescue of the archive holdings during the Second World War is particularly commendable. He wrote several works on the history of the city and the state of Braunschweig:
- Braunschweig as a Hanseatic city. Friesen-Verlag, Bremen around 1929, OCLC 236303048 .
- Braunschweig: the constitution and administration of the medieval city. In: Source booklets on Lower Saxony's history. Issue 1. A. Lax, Hildesheim 1949, OCLC 6766960 .
- Chronicle of the city of Braunschweig. 1801-1950. Orphanage printing and publishing house, Braunschweig 1952, OCLC 174594201 .
- The goldsmiths, tanners and shoemakers in Braunschweig; Master directories and guild families. In: Braunschweiger workpieces. Volume 22. Orphanage printing and publishing house, Braunschweig 1958, OCLC 5046885 .
- History of the city of Braunschweig in the post-Middle Ages . From the end of the Middle Ages to the end of urban freedom 1491–1671. 2 volumes. Orphanage printing and publishing house, Braunschweig 1966, OCLC 7495150 .
- The councilors of the Hanseatic City of Braunschweig, 1231–1671. With a constitutional introduction. 2nd edition increased by a council line. In: Braunschweiger workpieces. Volume 42. Orphanage printing and publishing house, Braunschweig 1970, OCLC 5081201 .
literature
- Luitgard Camerer , Manfred Garzmann , Wolf-Dieter Schuegraf (eds.): Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon . Joh. Heinr. Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 1992, ISBN 3-926701-14-5 , p. 214 .
- Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Günter Scheel (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 19th and 20th centuries . Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 579 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Werner Spieß in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Werner Spieß in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Ludwig Hänselmann (1862–1904) | Heinrich Mack (1904–1934) | Werner Spieß (1935–1956) | Richard Moderhack (1956–1970) | Ottokar Israel (1970–1979) | Manfred RW Garzmann (1981–2001) | Ulrike Höroldt (2001–2002) | Bettina Schmidt-Czaia (2002–2005) | Henning Steinführer (since 2006)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spit, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian and archivist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th December 1972 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |