Erich Gritzner

Erich Gritzner (7 April 1874, in Berlin 10 November 1963, in Dresden) was a German heraldrist, genealogist and sigillographer, known for his research of German nobility. He was the son of heraldrist Maximilian Gritzner (1843–1902).

He studied at the universities of Leipzig and Berlin, receiving his doctorate at Leipzig in 1901. From 1903 he worked as a research assistant at the Hauptstaatsarchiv and the Ernestinischen Gesamtarchiv in Weimar, then in 1907/08 served as an archival assistant for the district archives of Lorraine. From 1911 to 1920 he worked in the Saxon commission for nobility, and eventually was named "heraldmeister" in the Ministry of the Interior at Dresden.[1]

Selected writings

References

  1. Gritzner, Erich Institut Deutsche Adelsforschung
  2. Most widely held works by Erich Gritzner WorldCat Identities
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