Heinrich Lützeler
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Heinrich Lützeler was a German philosopher, art historian, and literary scholar. He presided over a number of institutes and was dean at the department of philosophy at the University of Bonn
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painter in Bonn. He studied philosophy, art history, and literature at the University of Bonn with Paul Clemen
and Wilhelm Worringer
, and in 1924 earned his doctorate with a dissertation on art perception under the direction of the philosopher Max Scheler
. He made a living writing theater reviews and giving lectures, while working on his habilitation
, Grundstile der Kunst. He became a private teacher of philosophy in Bonn, but in 1940 was banned from teaching by the Nazi government. His final lecture at the University of Bonn, "On the Academic Profession" (29 February 1940) was printed and distributed by his students and became widely known in and around Bonn. In 1942 he was banned from writing and speaking throughout Germany and was under observation. Since 1942 he published with Herder publishers
in Spanish, Slovakian, Hungarian, Romanian, and Swedish, for export only.
Weeks after the end of the war he began assisting in the reconstruction of the University of Bonn. He joined the building committee (remaining a member until 1970), and was appointed professor in art history. In 1946 he took over as head of the department of art history. In 1954 became head of the building committee, and from 1954 to 1955 served as dean of the department of philosophy. In 1967, he used his own money to found the Institute for Oriental Art History, which he led until 1985; it became a separate department in 1974. From 1967 to 1968 he served again as dean of the department of philosophy; even after becoming emeritus, in 1970, he continued to be active in teaching and research. Throughout his life, he was interested in and published on local history and especially the local dialect, Ripuarian.
Heinrich Lützeler is buried on the Südfriedhof in Bonn.
; he was regarded as one of its most important contributors and a representative of the Renouveau catholique movement in Germany, the originally French effort to modernize and enlighten traditional, conservative Catholicism.
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
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Biography
Heinrich Lützeler was born the son of a porcelainPorcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...
painter in Bonn. He studied philosophy, art history, and literature at the University of Bonn with Paul Clemen
Paul Clemen
Paul Clemen was a German art historian known in particular for his large inventory of monuments in the Rhineland area, many of which were destroyed or severely damaged in World War II....
and Wilhelm Worringer
Wilhelm Worringer
Wilhelm Worringer was a German art historian. He is known in connection with expressionism. Through his influence on T. E. Hulme his ideas had an effect on early British modernism, especially vorticism....
, and in 1924 earned his doctorate with a dissertation on art perception under the direction of the philosopher Max Scheler
Max Scheler
Max Scheler was a German philosopher known for his work in phenomenology, ethics, and philosophical anthropology...
. He made a living writing theater reviews and giving lectures, while working on his habilitation
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
, Grundstile der Kunst. He became a private teacher of philosophy in Bonn, but in 1940 was banned from teaching by the Nazi government. His final lecture at the University of Bonn, "On the Academic Profession" (29 February 1940) was printed and distributed by his students and became widely known in and around Bonn. In 1942 he was banned from writing and speaking throughout Germany and was under observation. Since 1942 he published with Herder publishers
Herder publishers
Verlag Herder is a publishing company started by the Herders, a German family. The company focuses primarily on Catholic topics of ecclesiology, Christian mysticism, women's studies, and the development of younger Catholic theologians.-Bartholomäus Herder:...
in Spanish, Slovakian, Hungarian, Romanian, and Swedish, for export only.
Weeks after the end of the war he began assisting in the reconstruction of the University of Bonn. He joined the building committee (remaining a member until 1970), and was appointed professor in art history. In 1946 he took over as head of the department of art history. In 1954 became head of the building committee, and from 1954 to 1955 served as dean of the department of philosophy. In 1967, he used his own money to found the Institute for Oriental Art History, which he led until 1985; it became a separate department in 1974. From 1967 to 1968 he served again as dean of the department of philosophy; even after becoming emeritus, in 1970, he continued to be active in teaching and research. Throughout his life, he was interested in and published on local history and especially the local dialect, Ripuarian.
Heinrich Lützeler is buried on the Südfriedhof in Bonn.
Importance
Since the 1920s, Lützeler wrote on Christian art and was a regular contributor to the Munich-based Catholic monthly magazine HochlandHochland (magazine)
Hochland was a German Catholic magazine, published in Munich from 1903 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1971. Founded by Carl Muth, it was regarded critically by the church, and published work by authors regardless of denomination on topics related to religion and culture.-History:Hochland was,...
; he was regarded as one of its most important contributors and a representative of the Renouveau catholique movement in Germany, the originally French effort to modernize and enlighten traditional, conservative Catholicism.
Notable works
- Kunsterfahrung und Kunstwissenschaft. Systematische und entwicklungsgeschichtliche Darstellung und Dokumentation des Umgangs mit der bildenden Kunst. 3 Volumes (Orbis academicus I/15,1–3). Freiburg/München: Alber, 1975. ISBN 3-495-47309-2.
- Führer zur Kunst. Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder, 1938.
- Philosophie des Kölner Humors. Hanau/Main: Peters, 1954.
- "Kölner Humor auf der Straße." Sonderheft Köln 27.5 (May 1955): I–XVI, 189–242
- Kölsches Milieu. With Mita Savelsberg. Köln: Rheinau, [1980s].
External links
- Heinrich Lützeler - Biography at the City Museum, Bonn
- Institute for Oriental Art History, University of Bonn