Wilhelm Brüning

Joseph Maria Leberecht Wilhelm Brüning (born October 3, 1862 in Mariensee near Seeberg, † July 17, 1936 in Aachen ) was a German Catholic historian and archivist .

In 1892 he received his doctorate in Königsberg with a thesis on the history of the Diocese of Warmia in the late Middle Ages.

From 1895 until his retirement in 1928 he worked as the city archivist in Aachen .

In addition to numerous historical articles, Brüning published articles in the Catholic weekly magazine “Allgemeine Rundschau” and the daily newspaper “Der Tag” published by Berlin's Scherl Verlag.

Under the pseudonym Dr. Rhenanus appeared from him in Frankfurt in 1908: The young Görres. A picture of time and life from the Rhineland .

literature

Gunnar Anger: Wilhelm Brüning. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 29, Bautz, Nordhausen 2008, ISBN 978-3-88309-452-6 , Sp. 229-236. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

Web links

Wikisource: Wilhelm Brüning - Sources and full texts

Wikisource: The Aachen coronation trip of Frederick III. in 1442 - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

^ The position of the Diocese of Warmia in relation to the German Order in the Thirteen Years' War between Cities (1454-1467). In: Old Prussian Monthly Bulletin 29, 1892, pp.? - ?.

personal data
SURNAME	Brüning, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Brüning, Joseph Maria Leberecht Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Catholic historian and archivist
DATE OF BIRTH	October 3, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mariensee near Seeberg
DATE OF DEATH	July 17, 1936
Place of death	Aachen

[1] The position of the Diocese of Warmia in relation to the German Order in the Thirteen Years' War between Cities (1454-1467). In: Old Prussian Monthly Bulletin 29, 1892, pp.? - ?.