Fritz Milkau ( German: Fritz Milkau ) ( September 28, 1859 , Lötzen , Germany - January 23, 1934 , Berlin , Germany ) - German library scholar , teacher and philologist.
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| Date of Birth | September 28, 1859 |
| Place of Birth | Gizycko |
| Date of death | January 23, 1934 ( 74) |
| Place of death | Berlin |
| Citizenship |  Germany |
| Occupation | library science , pedagogy , philology |
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Biography
Born September 28, 1859 in Lötzen. Received a classical philological education. Without library education, he was hired by the university libraries of Berlin, Bonn and Königsberg, where he simultaneously studied the basics of library science. In 1897 he met Friedrich Althof and began to actively cooperate with him. In 1902, he was elected director of the University Library in Greifswald , he held this position until 1907. In the process of being the director of the library, he focused on expanding the circle of readers and providing them with a greater number of services, as well as improving the quality of service and increasing the working hours of the library. In 1907 he was elected director of the University Library in Breslau , he held this position until 1921. The merits in the activities of this library under him are as follows - he signed a decree on the creation of a Slavic department, which later became one of the richest and most complete in Germany. In 1921 he was elected to the post of Director General of the Prussian State Library in Berlin, he held this position until 1925, at the same time he served as chairman of the library commission of the German Science Emergency Society (now the German Scientific Research Society). In the mid-1920s he reached retirement age, but despite this, continued his library activities. He was elected professor at the University of Berlin . In 1928 he was elected director of the Institute of Library Studies at the University of Berlin, he held this position until his death.
He died on January 23, 1934 in Berlin.
Scientific work
The main scientific works are devoted to library science. The author of a number of scientific papers.
- He made a huge contribution to the formation and development of library science as a science.
- Organized and ideologically inspired the German library policy.
Awards and Prizes
- Cross for Merit in Military Aid
- Red Cross Medal Grade 3
- Order of the Red Eagle 3 classes with a bow
Literature
- Gustav Abb (Hrsg.): Fritz Milkau zum Gedächtnis. Ansprachen, Vorträge und Verzeichnis seiner Schriften . Harrassowitz, Leipzig 1934.
- Otto Schellong : Geheimrat Professor Dr. Dr. hc Fritz Milkau † früher Generaldirektor der preuß. Bibliotheken, Direktor des Univ.-Instituts für Bibliothekswissenschaft in Berlin . In: Deutsche Corps-Zeitung 51 (1934), S. 23–25.
- Johannes Buder (1994, ISBN 3-428-00198-2 ), Milkau, Fritz , Neue Deutsche Biographie (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot). - T. 17: 511-511 , < http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/0001/bsb00016335/images/index.html?seite=527 > ; ( full text online )
- Friedhilde Krause (Bearb.): “Ein Wunder, dass diese Jahre haben überstanden werden können”. Dienstprotokolle aus der Amtszeit Fritz Milkaus an der Preußischen Staatsbibliothek, 9. Juni 1921 bis 13. Dezember 1923 . Reichert, Wiesbaden 2002, ISBN 3-88053-090-4 (Beiträge aus der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, 15)
- Friedhilde Krause, Antonius Jammers : Generaldirektor Fritz Milkau verändert 1921 den Verein . In: "Hier müssen private Kreise mithelfen ..." Das Engagement des Vereins der Freunde für seine Königliche und Preußische Staatsbibliothek von 1914 bis 1944 . Stapp Verlag Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-87776-121-2 , S. 35-51.
- Engelbert Plassmann : Fritz Milkau zum Gedächtnis . Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie 56 (2009), S. 251–261.
- Werner Schochow : Was bedeutet uns Fritz Milkau heute? Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie 31 (1984), S. 397-413. Auch unter dem Titel Fritz Milkau - Generaldirektor von 1921 bis 1925. Eine Studie über Führungsstil und Persönlichkeit . In: ders .: Die Berliner Staatsbibliothek und ihr Umfeld . Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 2005, ISBN 3-465-03442-2 (Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie, Sonderheft 87), S. 171-190.
- Erfinder von Fernleihe und Verbundkatalog. Fritz Milkau war als Bibliothekar ein Pionier - Engagierter Streiter für das Ansehen seiner Heimat Ostpreußen . In: Preußische Allgemeine Zeitung . Nr. 39, 26. September 2009.