Christian Hinrich Siuts (born 21 July 1932) is a German
folklorist
Folklore studies (also known as folkloristics, tradition studies or folk life studies in the UK) is the academic discipline devoted to the study of folklore. This term, along with its synonyms, gained currency in the 1950s to distinguish the ac ...
.
Life
Born in
Stargard
Stargard (; 1945: ''Starogród'', 1950–2016: ''Stargard Szczeciński''; or ''Stargard an der Ihna''; ) is a city in northwestern Poland, located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. In 2021 it was inhabited by 67,293 people. It is situated on ...
, Siuts studied folklore, history and German literature at the
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich, LMU or LMU Munich; ) is a public university, public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke ...
, the
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Eberhard is an old Germanic name meaning the strength or courage of a wild boar.
People
First name
*Eberhard of Friuli (815–866), Duke and key figure in the Carolingian Empire
*Eberhard of Béthune (died 1212), Flemish grammarian
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and in Kiel. In 1956 he received his doctorate in
ethnology
Ethnology (from the , meaning 'nation') is an academic field and discipline that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology).
Sci ...
from the
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.
After his studies, Siuts first worked at the
Deutsches Volksliedarchiv
The Deutsche Volksliedarchiv, a research institute for Volkslied (folk song) in German, was founded in 1914 and was integrated into the University of Freiburg in 2014, now called Zentrum für Populäre Kultur und Musik (Centre of popular culture ...
, where he mainly recorded and archived traditional songs.
In 1962 he got a job as a
research assistant
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at the Folklore Department of the
University of Münster
The University of Münster (, until 2023 , WWU) is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of study in 15 departments, it is Germany's ...
, where he
habilitated
Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in Germany, France, Italy, Poland and some other European and non-English-speaking countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellen ...
in 1968 with a
thesis
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on hymnal songs for the calendar festivals. In 1971 he was offered a chair at the Institute for Folklore at the University of Münster.
Work
* ''Bann und Acht und ihre Grundlagen im Totenglauben.''
De Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter GmbH, known as De Gruyter (), is a German scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature.
History
The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...
, Berlin 1959 (Zugleich
Dissertation at the
University of Kiel
Kiel University, officially the Christian Albrecht University of Kiel, (, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a public research university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the ''Academia Holsator ...
(1956)
* ''Die Ansingelieder zu den Kalenderfesten. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte, Biologie und Funktion des Volksliedes.'' Schwartz, Göttingen 1968 (at the same time
habilitation
Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in Germany, France, Italy, Poland and some other European and non-English-speaking countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excelle ...
thesis at the
University of Münster
The University of Münster (, until 2023 , WWU) is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of study in 15 departments, it is Germany's ...
)
* ''Deutsch-niederländische Kulturverflechtungen bei den Ansingeliedern zu den Kalenderfesten''. In: Gerhard Heilfurth & Hinrich Siuts (eds.), ''Europäische Kulturverflechtungen im Bereich der volkstümlichen Überlieferung. Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Bruno Schiers'', Göttingen 1967, p. 203-228.
* ''Bäuerliche und handwerkliche Arbeitsgeräte in Westfalen : die alten Geräte der Landwirtschaft und des Landhandwerks 1890-1930.'' Aschendorff, Münster 1982,
* ''Bauern und Landhandwerker in Ostfriesland. Eine Darstellung aufgrund der Erhebungen von Bernhard Klocke 1979 – 1984.'' Museumsdorf Cloppenburg, Cloppenburg 2004
Literatur
* Ruth-Elisabeth Mohrmann: ''Volkskunde im Spannungsfeld zwischen Universität und Museum.''
''Volkskunde im Spannungsfeld zwischen Universität und Museum.''
on WorldCat Festschrift for Hinrich Siuts on his 65th birthday. Waxmann, Münster 1997, (''Beiträge zur Volkskultur in Nordwestdeutschland'', vol. 95).
References
External links
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Academic staff of the University of Münster
German folklorists
1932 births
Living people
People from Stargard