Wilhelm Martin Luther

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Wilhelm Martin Luther (born November 27, 1912 in Erdmannrode ; † June 2, 1962 in Göttingen ) was a German librarian, musicologist and director of the Lower Saxony State and University Library in Göttingen .

Life

Luther was the son of the teacher Heinrich Luther and his wife Ruth Maichel. He attended high school in Hersfeld and studied musicology, philosophy and theology in Göttingen and Berlin . In 1936 (1942) he received his doctorate with a thesis on Gallus Dreßler in Göttingen, he completed his studies with a doctorate and state examination. He entered the academic library service in 1939; after his specialist examination in 1941 at the Berlin State Library , he worked at the Göttingen University Library.

Under Karl Julius Hartmann he was promoted to deputy director, and in 1958 he succeeded him in his office. Luther primarily campaigned for the re-establishment of the German interlibrary loan system after the end of the Second World War and for (central) cataloging . In Göttingen, for example, the “Central Catalog of Foreign Literature” was maintained, which formed an important basis for interlibrary loan. Furthermore, he founded the Lower Saxony Central Catalog, set up the Göttingen journal index and initiated a revision of the Göttingen keyword catalog .

In addition to his work in the library, he was also active in teaching and published several articles on library science and library science. In 1959 he was appointed honorary professor in Göttingen, where he taught general bibliography and documentation, library studies and the history of science . For the second edition of the “Handbook of Library Science” he revised the chapter on library use, and together with Wilhelm Krabbe he wrote the “Textbook of Library Management”.

With Willi Kahl he published the "Repertory of Musicology", an important reference for music literature in German libraries. On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach's death , he prepared the “Documenta” exhibition, which was shown in Göttingen, Schaffhausen , Florence and Milan and attracted more than 20,000 visitors. Since 1961, Luther also worked as director of the Johann Sebastian Bach Institute in Göttingen.

Until shortly before his death, Luther was active in various professional associations: He was a member of the Association of German Librarians (VDB), the Library Committee of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Association Internationale des Bibliothèques Musicales (chairman from 1951 to 1953) and was chairman the “University Libraries” section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). In 1961 he was elected chairman of the VDB, but had to resign after a few months due to a serious illness. Luther died on June 2, 1962 in Göttingen.

Fonts (selection)

  • Gallus Dressler (1533 to around 1589). A contribution to the history of the Protestant school cantorate in the 16th century (= Göttingen musicological works. 1). Göttingen 1942 (also: Göttingen, Univ.-Diss.).
  • (Ed.): Johann Sebastian Bach. Documenta. Kassel / Basel 1950.
  • together with Wilhelm Krabbe: Textbook of the library administration. Stuttgart 1953.
  • together with Willi Kahl (Ed.): Repertorium der Musikwissenschaft. Music literature, monuments and complete editions in a selection (1800–1950) with ownership notices from German libraries and musicological institutes. Kassel / Basel 1953.
  • International lending. In: Libri. Volume 7, 1957, pp. 2-3, pp. 97-120, doi: 10.1515 / libr.1958.7.1-4.97 .
  • The non-liturgical musical incunabula of the Göttingen library. In: Christian Voigt (Ed.): Libris et litteris. Festschrift for Hermann Tiemann on his 60th birthday on July 9, 1959 (= publication. Maximilian Society. 75). Hamburg 1959, pp. 130-148.
  • Use of the library. In: Fritz Milkau, Georg Leyh (Hrsg.): Handbuch der Bibliothekswissenschaft. 2nd Edition. Wiesbaden 1961, pp. 357-507.

literature

  • Margo Bargheer, Klaus Ceynowa (ed.): Tradition and Future - the Lower Saxony State and University Library Göttingen - a performance record on the 65th birthday of Elmar Mittler . Universitätsverlag Göttingen 2005, ISBN 3-938616-03-2 .
  • Alexandra Haberland, Rainer Klemmt, Frauke Siefkes: Lexicon of German Scientific Librarians 1925–1980. (= Journal of Libraries and Bibliography. Special Issue 42). Frankfurt am Main 1985, ISBN 3-465-01664-5 , pp. 205f ..
  • Christiane Kind-Doerne: The Lower Saxony State and University Library Göttingen. Your holdings in the past and present. With a contribution by Klaus Hahnel about the manuscript department. (= Contributions to books and libraries. 22). Wiesbaden 1986, ISBN 3-447-02590-5 .
  • Peter Kittel: Professor Dr. Wilhelm Martin Luther. In: Central Journal for Libraries. Volume 76, 1962, pp. 543f. (digizeitschriften.de)
  • Heinz M. Werhahn: Luther, Martin Wilhelm. In: Severin Corsten, Stephan Füssel, Günther Pflug et al. (Ed.): Lexicon of the entire book system. Volume 4: Institute for Book and Manuscript Restoration - Lyser. 2., completely reworked. Edition. Anton Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-7772-9501-9 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelm Martin Luther: Gallus Dressler. A contribution to the history of the Protestant school cantorate in the 16th century . Goettingen 1942.
  2. ↑ Alexandra Habermann, Rainer Klemmt, Frauke Siefkes: Lexicon of German Scientific Librarians. 1925-1980 . Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 1985, ISBN 3-465-01664-5 , p. 206 .
  3. ^ HM Werhahn: Luther, Wilhelm Martin . In: Severin Carsten, Stephan Füssel, Günther Pflug et al. (Ed.): Lexicon of the entire book industry . 2nd Edition. tape 4 . Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-7772-9501-9 .
  4. ^ Christiane Kind-Doerne: The Lower Saxony State and University Library Göttingen. Your holdings and facilities, past and present . Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1986, ISBN 3-447-02590-5 , p. 70 f .
  5. ^ Jan-Jasper Fast: Library exhibitions in Göttingen - public relations for the university and the city . In: Margo Bargheer, Klaus Ceynowa (Ed.): Tradition and Future - the Lower Saxony State and University Library Göttingen. A performance record for Elmar Mittler's 65th birthday . Universitätsverlag, Göttingen 2005, ISBN 3-938616-03-2 , p. 98 .
  6. ↑ Peter Kittel: Professor Dr. Wilhelm Martin Luther . In: Central Journal for Libraries . tape 76 , 1962, pp. 543 f .
personal data
SURNAME Luther, Wilhelm Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German librarian, musicologist and director of the Goettingen State and University Library
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Erdmannrode
DATE OF DEATH June 2, 1962
Place of death Goettingen