Wieland Schmidt (Germanist)

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Wieland Schmidt (born March 29, 1904 in Charlottenburg near Berlin , † December 27, 1989 in Berlin) was a German specialist in German and librarianship.

Life

His father, the philosopher Ferdinand Jakob Schmidt , was director of the Margarethen Lyceum in Charlottenburg and honorary professor of education at Berlin University. Schmidt attended Wilhelm-Gymnasium and studied German, history and art history in Berlin from 1922 to 1933 and completed his studies with a dissertation under Arthur Hübner on the transmission of Otto von Passau's works . In 1934 he became a research assistant for the complete catalog of incandescent prints . This was followed by a two-year traineeship at the university library of the Humboldt University and at the Berlin State Library . After that he was an extraordinary librarian at the State Library. He was a soldier in World War II and returned from Soviet captivity in 1945. He was appointed head of the university library at Humboldt University. He left this position in 1950 and was appointed associate professor at the Free University of Berlin on October 1, 1951 , and was entrusted with the establishment and administration of the library system at this university, which was newly founded in 1948. Wieland Schmidt was the first managing director of the university library of the Free University of Berlin , which was newly founded in 1952 , and at the same time he was full professor of library science at the FU. Wieland Schmidt retired on March 31, 1969. From 1960 to 1970 Wieland Schmidt was chairman of the Berlin Bibliophile Evening .

Scientific work

In addition to general writings on books and libraries, Wieland Schmidt has written numerous papers on Gutenberg and incunabula research , medieval manuscripts, library history, the history of German studies and German literature from the Middle Ages, Classical and Romantic periods. He was a member of numerous academic, library and cultural bodies and societies.

Works (selection)

  • The twenty-four old Otto von Passau 1936
  • The development of academic librarianship in Berlin in 1956
  • The meaning and value of libraries in 1958
  • Small writings 1969

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personal data
SURNAME Schmidt, Wieland
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Germanist and librarian
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Charlottenburg near Berlin
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1989
Place of death Berlin