Wilhelm Engelbert Giefers

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Wilhelm Engelbert Giefers

Wilhelm Engelbert Giefers (born November 6, 1817 in Brakel ; † November 26, 1880 there ) was a German high school professor , historian and author.

Life

Wilhelm Engelbert Giefers was born on November 6, 1817 as the first child of the roofer and brick maker Franz Anton Giefers in Brakel. As a pupil he attended the Theodorianum in Paderborn , where his uncle Heinrich Gundolf was the high school director and his older brother was a teacher. He began studying in Münster and moved to the University of Bonn. There he received his doctorate in 1847 with a thesis on the Roman fort Aliso . In 1851 he became an assistant teacher in Paderborn. He was appointed full teacher in 1855. In 1874, Giefers ended his teaching career and retired to his native Brakel. He died on November 26, 1880 of complications from a stroke.

Giefers wrote an extensive work of mostly regional historical literature. He was also involved in the Association for the History and Archeology of Westphalia, Dept. Paderborn . From 1855 to 1880 he was its director.

A street in Paderborn was named after him. In his hometown of Brakel, the Giefersweg is a reminder of him.

Works

  • De Alisone castello deque cladis Varianae loco commentatio. Krefeld, 1844.
  • A treatise on the sources of the geography of ancient Germania. 1848.
  • The Externsteine ​​in the Principality of Lippe-Detmold, a historical-archaeological monograph. 1851, digitized in the Google book search.
  • Westphalia sancta pia beata: sive, Vitae eorum, qui sanctitate sua…. Volume 2 with Michael Strunck, Schoeninghii, 1855, digitized in the Google book search.
  • Paderborn Cathedral: Lecture. held in scientific associations, 1860, digitized in the Google book search.
  • On the history of Iburg Castle and the city of Driburg. 1860, digitized in the Google book search.
  • The latest writings on the Varus Battle and the Castell. 1863, digitized in the Google book search.
  • Roman traces on the lip, uncovered by Ms. W. Schmidt, Ms. von Zuydturyck, L. Hölzermann and Ms. Hülsenbeck. Illuminated by Wilhelm Engelbert Giefers. Junfermann, Paderborn 1868.
  • The introduction of Christianity in Westphalia and in the adjacent parts of the country for the eleven-hundred-year commemoration of the same. 1872.
  • To save the honor of the Jesuit Nicolaus Schaten. 1880.
  • Practical experience and advice regarding the building of new churches as well as the maintenance and restoration, the decoration and furnishing of the churches, together with a brief overview of the development of Christian architecture. 5th edition. Paderborn 1873.
  • The silver work of the Warburg master Anton Eisenhoit along with a glimpse of the oldest history of his hometown, Warburg. 1880.

literature

Web links

Wikisource: Wilhelm Engelbert Giefers  - Sources and full texts
personal data
SURNAME Giefers, Wilhelm Engelbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German high school professor, historian and author
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH Brakel
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 1880
Place of death Brakel