Otto Heuer (6 February 1854 – 24 January 1931) was a German literary historian. He served as the director of the Freies Deutsches Hochstift literary association from 1888 until his retirement in 1925.
Otto Heuer | |
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.jpg) Heuer around 1875 | |
| Director of the Freies Deutsches Hochstift | |
| In office 1888–1925 | |
| Succeeded by | Ernst Beutler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1854 |
| Died | 24 January 1931 (aged 76) |
Biography edit
Heuer was born on 6 February 1854 to Friedrich Wilhelm and Emilia Heuer.[1] He attended the gymnasium in Hanover before leaving to study philology and history at Leipzig University, after which he moved to Bohemia. He later moved to Berlin in 1882[1] before moving to Frankfurt in 1886. On 21 January 1887, Heuer was elected secretary of the Academic Department for History in the Freies Deutsches Hochstift.[2] In the same year Heuer received his PhD in History from Humboldt University of Berlin.[3] On 1 April 1888, he became the librarian at the Hochstift; under Heuer this role morphed into that of director.[4]
Heuer expanded the Hochstift's collection and curated several exhibitions about Goethe (such as one in 1892 about The Sorrows of Young Werther). He also led the construction of a new Goethe Museum in 1897, expanding the Hochstift's museum efforts. Heuer's time as director coincided with the First World War and inflation, which threatened to deplete the Hochstift's finances; he organised a fundraiser to prevent the Hochstift from collapsing. Heuer replaced the Hochstift's yearly report with a yearbook ("Jahrbuch") with academic articles about Goethe and the collection of the Hochstift.[citation needed]
Heuer remained as director until his retirement in 1925,[4][5] upon which he was succeeded by Ernst Beutler.
After retiring, Heuer lived in Bad Homburg until his death on 24 January 1931.[6]
Selected works edit
- Goethe und seine Vaterstadt, Sonderabdruck aus der Festschrift zu Goethes 150. Geburtstagsfeier, dargebracht vom Freien Deutschen Hochstift, 1899.
- Goethes Geburtshaus und sein Umbau durch den Herrn Rat im Jahre 1755. Frankfurt am Main 1910.
- Die Königsleutnantsbilder im Frankfurter Goethemuseum. Zur Erinnerung an das 25-jährige Bestehen des Frankfurter Goethemuseums. Frankfurt am Main 1922.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b Heuer 1887, p. 31.
- ^ FDH 1888, p. 197.
- ^ Heuer 1887, p. cover.
- ^ a b Seng 2009, p. 116.
- ^ Heuer 1926, p. 246.
- ^ Beutler 1931, p. 340.
- ^ "Otto Heuer". Kooperativer Bibliotheksverbund Berlin Brandenburg. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
Sources edit
- "Bericht aus den akademichen Fachabteilung". Berichte des Freien Deutschen Hochstifts (in German). 1888. pp. 197–202.
- Beutler, Ernst (1931). "Jahresbericht". Jahrbuch des Freien Deutschen Hochstifts (in German).
- Heuer, Otto (1926). "Jahresbericht". Jahrbuch des Freien Deutschen Hochstifts (in German). pp. 237–248.
- Heuer, Otto (1887). Städtebundsbestrebungen unter König Sigmund I. Erster Teil (in German).
- Seng, Joachim (2009). Goethe-Enthusiasmus und Bürgersinn. Das freie Deutsche Hochstift - Frankfurt Goethe-Museum 1881-1960 (in German). Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8353-0536-6.