Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg
Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg | |||||
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Born | Remplin, Germany | 14 March 1933||||
Died | 24 July 2018 Hechingen, Germany | (aged 85)||||
Spouse | Princess Maria Margarethe of Hohenzollern | ||||
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House | House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
Father | George, Duke of Mecklenburg | ||||
Mother | Irina Mikhailovna Raievskya |
Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg (14 March 1933 – 23 July 2018) was a German historian of music and art. He served as director of the Museum of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart for a period of 18 years, and was noted for his books on music and art. He was a member of the former Mecklenburg ducal family.
Early life and education
Herzog zu Mecklenburg was born on 14 March 1933 in
Herzog zu Mecklenburg spent his early years at Remplin Palace, until the palace was burned in 1940.[1] His family then moved to the Berlin area until the end of the war.[1] In 1945, the family moved to Sigmaringen and Hechingen, in southwestern Germany, where Mecklenburg remained for much of the rest of his life.[1][3]
Herzog zu Mecklenburg stayed in the area for his education. He studied music at the Zimmermann Conservatory in Konstanz.[3] He then went on to the University of Tübingen, where he completed a masters degree in art history and musicology in 1964, and a PhD in art history in 1968.[3][4]
Career
After completing his PhD, Herzog zu Mecklenburg worked as an assistant in the department of art history at the University of Stuttgart.[3] He then served at the State Monument Preservation office in Tübingen.[3][5] As a member of this commission, he helped campaign to save the castle and other historic buildings of Hechingen.[5] In 1974 he was appointed the director of the Museum of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, a position that he held until his retirement in 1992.[3]
Herzog zu Mecklenburg is noted for his bibliographies on musical literature, particularly those on jazz.
Personal life and death
Herzog zu Mecklenburg married Princess Maria Margarethe of Hohenzollern, the daughter of
Herzog zu Mecklenburg died on 24 July 2018 at the age of 85, in his home at the Villa Silberburg in Hechingen.[2][8]
Selected books
- Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg (1960). Ägyptische Rhythmik: Rhythmen und Rhythmusinstrumente im heutigen Ägypten [Egyptian Rhythms: Rhythm and Rhythm Instruments in Modern Egypt]. P. H. Heitz.[9]
- Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg (1962). Bibliographie einiger Grenzgebiete der Musikwissenschaft [Bibliography of Fields at the Border of Musicology]. Verlag Heitz.[10]
- Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg (1969). International Jazz Bibliography: Jazz Books from 1919 to 1968. P. H. Heitz.[11]
- Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg (1971). 1970 Supplement to International Jazz Bibliography & International Drum & Percussion Bibliography. Universal Edition. ISBN 978-3-7024-0035-4.[12]
- Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg (1979). Erlebnis der Landschaft und adliges Landleben: Einführungen und Bibliographien zum Verständnis der Landschaft und eines deutschen Standes von 1870 bis zur Gegenwart. Propyläen. ISBN 9783549073865.[13]
Ancestry
Ancestors of Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg Princess Marie of Hesse-Cassel | |||||||||||||||||||
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4. Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||||||||||||||||
18. Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia | |||||||||||||||||||
9. Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia | |||||||||||||||||||
19. Princess Charlotte of Württemberg | |||||||||||||||||||
2. George, Duke of Mecklenburg | |||||||||||||||||||
20. Ardalion Alexeievich Vonljarsky | |||||||||||||||||||
10. Feodor Ardalionovich Vanljarsky | |||||||||||||||||||
21. Anastasia Mikhailovna Simanovskaya | |||||||||||||||||||
5. Natalya Feodorovna Vanljarskaya | |||||||||||||||||||
22. Feodor Feodorovich Uvarov | |||||||||||||||||||
11. Maria Feodorovna Uvarova | |||||||||||||||||||
23. Maria Petrovna Zhukova | |||||||||||||||||||
1. Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg | |||||||||||||||||||
24. Nikolai Nikolaevich Raievsky | |||||||||||||||||||
12. Nicholas Nikolaevich Raievsky | |||||||||||||||||||
25. Sofya Alexandrovna Konstantinova | |||||||||||||||||||
6. Mikhail Nikolaevich Raievsky | |||||||||||||||||||
26. Mikhail Mikhailovich Borozdin | |||||||||||||||||||
13. Anna Mikhailovna Borozdina | |||||||||||||||||||
27. Yekaterina Alexandrovna Chemiakina | |||||||||||||||||||
3. Irina Mikhailovna Raievskya | |||||||||||||||||||
28. Prince Grigory Ivanovich Gagarin | |||||||||||||||||||
14. Prince Grigory Grigorievich Gagarin | |||||||||||||||||||
29. Yekaterina Petrovna Soimonova | |||||||||||||||||||
7. Princess Maria Grigorievna Gagarina | |||||||||||||||||||
30. Andrei Vasilievich Dashkov | |||||||||||||||||||
15. Sofya Andreevna Dashkova | |||||||||||||||||||
31. Anastasia Petrovna Dmitrieva-Mamonova | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d Worlitz, Jürgen (13 November 2008). "Die Demokratie soll ihre Chance bekommen" [Democracy Should get its Chance]. Schweriner Volkszeitung (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ a b "In Remplin geborener Herzog zu Mecklenburg gestorben" [Remplin-born Herzog zu Mecklenburg has died]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Oster, Uwe (14 March 2008). "Musik und Literatur als roter Faden". Hohenzollerische Zeitung. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- ^ Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg (1968). Correggio in der deutschen Kunstanschauung in der Zeit von 1750 bis 1850: mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Frühromantik (PhD thesis) (in German). University of Tübingen.
- ^ a b "Unterschriften gegen geplanten Schloss-Abriss" [Signatures Against the Planned Demolition of the Castle]. Schwarzwälder Bote (in German). 13 March 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VI : Bade-Mecklembourg. p. 242.
- ^ "German Duke Weds; Prince Disappears". The New York Times. 24 April 1966. p. 8.
- ^ Kromer, Hardy (28 July 2018). "Der trommelnde "Jazz-Herzog" ist tot" [The Drumming "Jazz Duke" is Dead]. Südwest Presse (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- JSTOR 41115482.
- ^ Reviews of Bibliographie einiger Grenzgebiete der Musikwissenschaft:
- ^ Reviews of International Jazz Bibliography (1919 to 1968):
- ^ Reviews of 1970 Supplement to International Jazz Bibliography & International Drum & Percussion Bibliography:
- Gillis, Frank J. (1974). "1970 Supplement to International Jazz Bibliography & International Drum & Percussion Bibliography (review)". Ethnomusicology. 18 (3): 460. JSTOR 850529.
- Jost, Ekkard (1975). "Review". Musikforschung (in German). 28 (1): 113–114. JSTOR 23230661.
- Patrick, James (1972). "Studies in Jazz Discography I". Notes. 29 (2): 236. JSTOR 896076.
- Gillis, Frank J. (1974). "1970 Supplement to International Jazz Bibliography & International Drum & Percussion Bibliography (review)". Ethnomusicology. 18 (3): 460.
- JSTOR 23892876.
- ^ "Genealogy". House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz homepage. Retrieved 26 August 2020.