Otto Huth
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Otto Huth was a German theologian, ethnologist, archeologist and an expert on folklore, who taught at the University of Tübingen.
Huth was the son of a neuropathologist in Bonn
. He earned his PhD in 1932. In 1937 he joined the Ahnenerbe
. During World War II he led the "Institute for Indo-Germanic Religious History" at the "Reich University" in Straßburg. After the war Huth was professor at the Protestant faculty at the University of Tübingen.
In 1935 Otto Huth met Herman Wirth who at that time was in charge of Ahnenerbe. Otto Huth became Wirth's disciple and together studied German folklore. When Herman Wirth left the Ahnenerbe in 1937 Huth pursued his interest in ethnology and archeology. In 1939 with permission from Heinrich Himmler
he was granted an expedition to the Canary Islands
with a small research team. The expedition however was cancelled because of political tension with Francisco Franco
of Spain.
Huth was the son of a neuropathologist in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
. He earned his PhD in 1932. In 1937 he joined the Ahnenerbe
Ahnenerbe
The Ahnenerbe was a Nazi German think tank that promoted itself as a "study society for Intellectual Ancient History." Founded on July 1, 1935, by Heinrich Himmler, Herman Wirth, and Richard Walther Darré, the Ahnenerbe's goal was to research the anthropological and cultural history of the Aryan...
. During World War II he led the "Institute for Indo-Germanic Religious History" at the "Reich University" in Straßburg. After the war Huth was professor at the Protestant faculty at the University of Tübingen.
In 1935 Otto Huth met Herman Wirth who at that time was in charge of Ahnenerbe. Otto Huth became Wirth's disciple and together studied German folklore. When Herman Wirth left the Ahnenerbe in 1937 Huth pursued his interest in ethnology and archeology. In 1939 with permission from Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Luitpold Himmler was Reichsführer of the SS, a military commander, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. As Chief of the German Police and the Minister of the Interior from 1943, Himmler oversaw all internal and external police and security forces, including the Gestapo...
he was granted an expedition to the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
with a small research team. The expedition however was cancelled because of political tension with Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
of Spain.
External links
- Publications by Huth, German National LibraryGerman National LibraryThe German National Library is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany...