Der Nachlass Eugen Bormanns an der Prager Karls‑Universität
Eugen Bormann's estate at the Charles University in Prague
Author(s): Hubert D. SzemethySubject(s): History, Archiving, Theology and Religion
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: Eugen Bormann; Archival Research; Biography; Bormann papers; correspondence; letters; History of Classics; University of Vienna; University of Prague
Summary/Abstract: Eugen Bormann, Professor of Ancient History and Epigraphy at the University of Vienna from 1885 to 1914,left a great scientific legacy after his demise. Because of the private correspondence of his widow Augustewith her daughter Emma, we know details about the sale of this legacy. The legacy was bought by the textileindustrialist Hugo Ritter Grab von Hermannswörth, who donated it to the German University in Prague. Someof this legacy has not yet been found. But what we have in abundance is Bormann’s correspondence in thearchives of Charles University in Prague. This article will not only trace the story of the sale of the ‘Bormannpapers’, it will also cast light on a few selected bundles, e.g. gifts for Bormanns 70th birthday, school certificates, letters from Otto Benndorf, Alexander Conze, Michael Rostovtzeff, or Marie von Ebner -Eschenbach.This will show what tremendous treasure slumbers for the biographical research on Eugen Bormann in thePrague archive. The author’s goal is to lift this treasure in the next few years.
Journal: Studia Hercynia
- Issue Year: 23/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 79-125
- Page Count: 50
- Language: German
