Wolfgang Panzer (geographer)
Wolfgang Gustav Hermann Panzer (born June 16, 1896 in Munich , † July 16, 1983 in Mainz ) was a German geographer .
Life
The son of Friedrich Panzer studied from 1915 to 1921 at the universities of Frankfurt am Main , Heidelberg and Freiburg im Breisgau . After receiving his doctorate in 1922 at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau and his habilitation in 1925 at the University of Gießen , he was full professor at the University of Heidelberg from 1935 to 1945 . As a consultant in the Reich Ministry of Education, Panzer was responsible for ensuring that all geography appointments were adhered to the line and subordinated his university activities in Heidelberg to the supposed claims of the NSDAP , while his scientific work remained manageable. From 1952 to 1964 he was professor of geography in Mainz .
Fonts (selection)
- as editor with Herbert Louis : Regional research. Festschrift for the completion of the 60th year of life Norbert Krebs . Stuttgart 1936, OCLC 72044002 .
- The German geographer Sebastian Münster . Lecture held at the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of his death in Ingelheim on May 25, 1952 . Ingelheim 1953, OCLC 5010585 .
- with Hartmut Leser : Geomorphology . Braunschweig 1981, ISBN 3-14-160294-8 .
literature
- Rudolf Klöpper, Dietrich Hafemann and Hildegard Kastrup (eds.): Mainzer geographical studies. Ceremony for Prof. Wolfgang Panzer's 65th birthday on June 16, 1961, presented by his students . Braunschweig 1961, OCLC 924139486 .
- Ursula von den Driesch: Panzer, Wolfgang. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-00201-6 , p. 41 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ute Wardenga, Norman Henniges, Heinz Peter Brogiato and Bruno Schelhaas: The Association of German Professional Geographers 1950–1979: A socio-historical study on the early phase of the DVAG (= Forum IfL . Volume 16 ). Self-published by the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Leipzig 2011, ISBN 978-3-86082-078-0 , p. 26 ( wissensbank.com [PDF]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Panzer, Wolfgang |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Panzer, Wolfgang Gustav Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1983 |
| Place of death | Mainz |