Ludwig Dehio

Ludwig Dehio (25 August 1888, Königsberg 24 November 1963, Marburg) was a German archivist and historian. He was the son of art historian Georg Dehio.

He studied philosophy, philology and history at the University of Strasbourg and received his doctorate in 1912. Later in his career he served as Staatsarchivrat at the Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Privy State Archives) in Berlin. From 1945 to 1954 he was director of the Hessian state archives in Marburg. He was catalyst in the founding of the "archives school" in Marburg.[1][2]

In 1946 he was named an honorary professor of medieval and modern history at the University of Marburg. From 1949 to 1956 he was an editor of the Historische Zeitschrift.[1][2]

Published works

Works by Dehio that have been translated into English:

Works with German titles:

References

  1. 1 2 Ludwig Dehio Munzinger Biographie
  2. 1 2 Briefe 1900-1963 by Siegfried August Kaehler
  3. Most widely held works by Ludwig Dehio WorldCat Identities
  4. HathiTrust Digital LIbrary published works
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