Wilhelm Zahn (pastor)

Wilhelm Zahn (born July 25, 1848 in Rehfeld , † April 21, 1911 in Tangermünde ) was a German Protestant pastor and important local historian for the Altmark .

Life stations

After graduating from high school in Wittenberg , Zahn began studying theology at the University of Greifswald in the summer semester of 1870 , which was interrupted by his participation in the Franco-German War in Infantry Regiment No. 20. In Greifswald he became a member of the Greifswald fraternity Rugia . After the war he continued his studies at the University of Leipzig , where he also studied history. After passing the preliminary examination, he continued his studies at the University of Königsberg . After further training from 1874 at the Royal Preachers' Seminar in Wittenberg, he was pastor in Welnau , Gnesen / Posen district and then pastor in Aken / Elbe from 1875 to 1880 . In the winter of 1884, Zahn accepted the position as archdeacon in Tangermünde, which was interrupted at the end of 1885 by a brief activity as a priest in Mentone / France . After that he was pastor in Tangermünde from 1886. In 1908 he was elected pastor in Tangermünde and from 1910 was on the board of the local group of the Evangelical Union .

Antiquity

• from 1888: regular publications of historical works
• around 1889: Participation in the excavation of the Tangermünde Castle Chapel,
• from 1899: Secretary of the Altmark Association for Patriotic History , of which he has been a member since 1885
• 1899: Confidant in the Provincial Commission for Research and Protection of the Monuments of the Province of Saxony
• from 1900: Editor of the annual reports of the Altmark Association for Patriotic History
• July 6, 1902: Administrator of the board of trustees of the special building fund of the Elbstrom-Bauverwaltung Tangermünde

family

Zahn married Clara Kretzschmar on January 18, 1876. They had 7 children together: Clara (* 1876; † 1921), Katharina (* 1877), Lydia (* 1883), Ilse (* 1886), Wilhelm (* 1888; † 1888), Maria (* 1889) and Joachim ( * 1892; † 1895).

Awards

• War memorial 1870/71 for combatants on May 1, 1872
• Commemorative medal (centenary medal) on March 23, 1898
• Red Eagle Order IV class on November 29, 1900

Publications

• The collegiate church of St. Nicolai in Aken on the Elbe. In: History sheets for the city and state of Magdeburg. Announcements of the Association for History and Archeology of the Duchy and Archbishopric Magdeburg 19th vol., 1884, pp. 47–79, 141–162, 266–293,
• Tangermünder Kämmerei - invoice from 1611 , In: Altmärk annual report. Association for fatherly. History and Industry of Salzwedel, 1888.
• Local customer of the Altmark . - Stendal: Schindler, 183 p., 1892 (2nd edition: 1928).
• History of the Altmark . - 2nd edition - Stendal: Schindler; 92 pp., 1892.
• History of the churches and ecclesiastical foundations in Tangermünde , Magdeburg, 96 p., 1897.
• Die Mordkreuze in the Altmark , In: Contributions to the history and to the regional and folklore of the Altmark, 1899, Vol. I, Issue 2, pp. 45–51
• Altmärker at the University of Erfurt: 1392 - 1636 ; 14 pp., 1900.
• Emperor Karl IV. In Tangermünde: Festschrift for the unveiling ceremony of the monument to Emperor Karl IV . Donated by SM Wilhelm II. 46 p., Tangermünde: Lutzack, 1900.
• The tower of the Koethen Gate in Aken ; In: ? 1901, pp. 281-284.
• Medieval topography of the city of Aken , In:?, 1901, pp. 270–280.
• Remarks on the topography of the Reg. Archip. Magdeburg , In:?, 1901, pp. 266-269.
• The oldest lap registers and cadastre of the city of Tangermünde , 6 p .; 1902.
• The Tangermünder Gildebriefe , 50 p., 1902.
• Comments on the Liber resignationum of the old town of Salzwedel , 6 p., 1902.
• Medieval topography and fortifications of the city of Tangermünde , 28 p., Magdeburg: 1903.
• Testament of the Landcomthurs of the Ballei Sachsen German Order Hans von Lossow (1594) ; 13 p .; 1904.
• Excerpts from the city book of Tangermünde , 32 pages; 1904.
• Prehistoric finds from Tangermünde Castle , In:?, 1904, pp. 93–96.
• Altmärker at the University of Bologna , 8 p., 1904.
• The Altmark in the Thirty Years' War , Association for the History of the Reformation; Hall a. S., 1904.
• The Drömling: a contribution to the regional studies and history of the Altmark . Öbisfelde, self-rel. d. Drömlings - Korporation, 171 pp., 1905. (Reprinted in 2013 by Dr. Ziethen Verlag, Oschersleben)
• History of the villages Wendig- u. German - Kalbau , 24 p .; 1905.
• History of the town of Gardelegen . In: Monday newspaper of the Magdeburger Zeitung , 1907
• History of the village of Röxe . In:?, 1909, pp. 92-98.
• Medieval incorporations in Stendal . In:?, 1909, pp. 10-15.
• The desertions of the Altmark , ed. by the Historical Commission for the Province of Saxony and the Duchy of Anhalt. Hendel, Halle 1909, 499 pp.
• Special map of the Altmark by W. Zahn later W. Zahn's hiking map for the Altmark based on official documents , probably only from the 8th edition with the addition "Geographische Anstalt Wagner & Debes, Leipzig", first edition around 1900 in R. Schindler's bookstore (E . Schulze) in Stendal, 4th edition around 1910 in Stendal by Verlag Ernst Schulze, 5th edition around 1913, 8th edition around 1921, 10th edition around 1930

literature

• Max Schulle: Pastor Wilhelm Zahn . (In: 38th annual report of the Altmärkischer Verein für Vaterländische Geschichte zu Salzwedel. Compiled on behalf of the board by W. Zahn and after his death edited by M. Schulle. Magdeburg 1911, pp. 5–10 [Obituary with photo and signature facsimile ])
• Sigrid Brückner, Werner Brückner, Agnes-Almuth Griesbach: Wilhelm Zahn (1848-1911, historian of the Altmark) and Clara Zahn (1876-1921, painter). (Tangermünde 2001) (exhibition catalog with chronological tables on the life of Wilhelm Zahn and his daughter Clara Zahn as well as an extensive bibliography by Wilhelm Zahn)

Web links

• Literature by and about Wilhelm Zahn in the catalog of the German National Library