Andreas Hedwig (born in 1959) is a German

archivist An archivist is an information professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to records and archives determined to have long-term value. The records maintained by an archivist can cons ...

and since 2014 the head of the Hessian State Archive.

Life

Born in

Leverkusen Leverkusen () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf. The city is part of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan ...

, Hedwig completed a and completed this in 1986 with a second

Staatsexamen The ("state examination" or "exam by state"; pl.: ''Staatsexamina'') is a German government licensing examination that future physicians, dentists, physical therapists, teachers, research librarians, archivists, pharmacists, food chemists, psyc ...

. He then received his doctorate in 1989. In 1990/91 he was

Research Assistant A research assistant (RA) is a researcher employed, often on a temporary contract, by a university, research institute, or privately held organization to provide assistance in academic or private research endeavors. Research assistants work under ...

at the

University of Bremen The University of Bremen () is a public university in Bremen, Germany, with approximately 18,400 students from 117 countries. Its 12 faculties offer more than 100 degree programs. The University of Bremen has been among the top 50 European rese ...

. Between 1991 and 1993 he completed a referendariat. In 1993 he took a position as a staff member at the in

Wiesbaden Wiesbaden (; ) is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden form ...

. Since 2001 he has been head of the , has taught at the since 2003 and at the

University of Marburg The Philipps University of Marburg () is a public research university located in Marburg, Germany. It was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Prote ...

since 2008. Since 2014 he has been head of the . Hedwig was appointed honorary professor at the University of Marburg in 2016. The appointment as President of the Hessian State Archive followed in April 2018. Since 2005 Hedwig has been chairman of the .

Publications

* ''Studien zum Polyptychon von Saint-Germain-des-Prés''. Böhlau, Cologne/Weimar/Wien 1993 ogether with Konrad Elmshäuser">Konrad_Elmshäuser.html" ;"title="ogether with Konrad Elmshäuser">ogether with Konrad Elmshäuser . * (ed.) ''Napoleon und das Königreich Westphalen. Herrschaftssystem und Modellstaatspolitik''. Historische Kommission für Hessen, Marburg 2008 [together with Klaus Malettke and Karl Murk], . * (ed.) ''Adelsarchive. Zentrale Quellenbestände oder Curiosa?''. Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg, Marburg 2009 [together with Karl Murk, . * (ed.) ''Die Verfolgung der Juden während der NS-Zeit. Stand und Perspektiven der Dokumentation, der Vermittlung und der Erinnerung''. Historische Kommission für Hessen, Marburg 2011, . * (ed.) ''Die Brüder Grimm in Marburg''. Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg, Marburg 2013, . * (ed.) ''Finanzpolitik und Schuldenkrisen 16.-20. Jahrhundert''. Historische Kommission für Hessen, Marburg 2014, . * (ed.) ''Bündnisse und Friedensschlüsse in Hessen. Aspekte friedenssichernder und friedensstiftender Politik der Landgrafschaft Hessen im Mittelalter und in der Neuzeit''. Historische Kommission für Hessen, Marburg 2016, . * (ed.) ''Zeitenwende in Hessen. Revolutionärer Aufbruch 1918/1919 in die Demokratie''.''Zeitenwende in Hessen. Revolutionärer Aufbruch 1918/1919 in die Demokratie''
on WoldCat Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg, Marburg 2019, .

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hedwig, Andreas 1959 births Living people People from Leverkusen German archivists Academic staff of the University of Marburg