Wilhelm Mattes (local history researcher)

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Wilhelm Mattes (born October 22, 1884 in Dahenfeld , † September 11, 1960 in Heilbronn ) was a German teacher and local researcher as well as pre- and early history researcher. He was director of the historical museum of the city of Heilbronn and in 1959 the first holder of the ring of honor of the city of Heilbronn.

Life

After attending the Latin school in Neuenstadt am Kocher , Mattes completed an apprenticeship at the Künzelsau teacher training college from 1899 to 1903 . In his first permanent position in Neuenstein-Großhirschbach , he taught until 1920, interrupted by his service as a soldier in the First World War . Mattes then taught at the Schillerschule in Öhringen until 1932 . In addition to his job, Mattes dealt with local history and folklore as well as prehistory and early history. In 1929 the Öhringer Heimatbuch was published , for which he was responsible as editor and main author.

From 1932 he taught at elementary and secondary schools in Heilbronn. From 1944 to 1945 he was the rector of the Rosenau School . In the post-war period he was a teacher at the boys' middle school, which he also headed as principal from 1950 until his retirement in 1951.

Mattes has been associated with the local museum since his time in Heilbronn. After the air raid on December 4, 1944, he recovered over 300 objects from the destroyed Alfred Schliz Museum in Heilbronn's old cemetery . After his retirement he was formally entrusted by the city of Heilbronn with the reconstruction of the collections of the later city ​​museums in Heilbronn . The prehistory and early history department was then reopened in the meat shop in 1955. Until his death he campaigned for the interests of the Heilbronn Museum.

Awards

Mattes was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon in November 1954 . On October 22, 1959, he was the first Heilbronn citizen to receive the Heilbronn Ring of Honor . In addition, he was an honorary member of the Swabian Alb Association , after having been district governor and nature conservation officer for a long time. The cities of Öhringen and Neckarsulm (in Dahenfeld) have named streets after him, and the Wilhelm-Mattes-Weg in Heilbronn has also been named after him since 1994 . A 200-year-old and 30-meter-high elm on the way from the Heilbronn cemetery to the Köpferstausee was named Wilhelm-Mattes-Ulme in 1966. It was designated as a natural monument in 1984 and fell victim to hurricane gusts in 1994.

literature

  • Obituary in: Historischer Verein Heilbronn. 23. Publication . Historischer Verein Heilbronn, Heilbronn 1960, p. 5
  • Walter Schenk: Important Öhringer. Wilhelm Mattes. In: Öhringen. City and pen. Published by the city of Öhringen. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1988, ISBN 3-7995-7631-2 ; Historical Association for Württembergisch-Franconia, Schwäbisch Hall 1988, ISBN 3-921429-31-5 ( Research from Württembergisch-Franconia. Volume 31)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Heilbronn City Archives, contemporary history collection, HEUSS database, call number ZS-10271
  2. ↑ Mattesulme natural monument at heilbronn.de (accessed on January 7, 2020)
personal data
SURNAME Mattes, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German teachers and local researchers as well as pre- and early history researchers
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Dahenfeld
DATE OF DEATH September 11, 1960
Place of death Heilbronn