Ernst Sprockhoff (6 August 1892 – 1 October 1967) was a German prehistorian and inventor of the Sprockhoff numbering system for megalithic monuments in Germany.
As Oberstleutnant of an artilleryregiment he was the commander of the German coastal fortifications between Karmøy und Vanse during the occupation of Norway from 1943 to 1945.[4] While building a coastal fort at the southwestern coast of the Marka peninsula for the Atlantic Wall some of his soldiers dug into the Grønhaug, a large viking agetumulus 3 km southeast of Vestbygd. Sprockhoff joined in, excavated the double inhumation at the center of the mound and handed the finds over to the University Museum at Oslo, now Museum of Cultural History (Kulturhistorisk museum, KHM).[3] But two other large tumuli on Marka, Engelshaug and Tuptehaug, two of the largest prehistoric monuments of Norway, were destroyed without any investigation during those same fortification activities.[3][5] During that time he even wrote a book about Norwegian prehistory, mainly using sources from the area of his command. The book titled "...Und zeugen von einem stolzen Geschlecht" [...Bear witness to a proud race] was published in 1945 by the SS-Ahnenerbe. After the capitulation of the Wehrmacht in Norway on May 8, 1945, Sprockhoff was arrested and kept as a prisoner of war by the British for over two years.
Directly after his return to Germany in autumn 1947 he was appointed full professor of European Pre- and Early History at the University of Kiel and held the post until his retirement in 1958.[1] In his later years he was a highly valued member of the German scientific community demonstrated by his 1955 election to the Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften (German Academy of Sciences). In his obituary in 1968 professor Joachim Werner wrote:
Ernst Sprockhoff war ein ganzer Mann und ein bedeutender Gelehrter, von gleicher Zuverlässigkeit in seiner wissenschaftlichen Arbeit wie gegenüber seinen Mitmenschen. [Ernst Sprockhoff was a real man and an important scholar, as reliable in his scientific work as towards his fellow human beings]
— Joachim Werner, Ernst Sprockhoff 6. 8. 1892 - 1. 10. 1967
Sprockhoff recorded about 900 German megalith structures in a sequentially numbered catalogue. The so-called Sprockhoff number (Sprockhoff No. or Sprockhoff-Nr.) is still used to refer to these sites today.
Publicationsedit
Atlas der Megalithgräber. Teil 1-3, Rudolf Habelt Verlag, Bonn, 1966-1975
Die nordische Megalithkultur. Handbuch der Urgeschichte Deutschlands Band 3, Berlin und Leipzig : W. de Gruyter & Co., 1938
Die germanischen Vollgriffschwerter der jüngeren Bronzezeit, Römisch-Germanische Forschungen 9, Berlin – Leipzig, 1934.
"... und zeugen von einem stolzen Geschlecht". Herausgeben vom Reichskommissar f. d. besetzten norw. Gebiete, Germanische Leitstelle Norwegen, Germanischer Wissenschaftseinsatz, Oslo 1945.
Jungbronzezeitliche Hortfunde der Südzone des nordischen Kreises (Periode V), Vo,. I – II, Mainz, 1956.
Literatureedit
Kurt Böhner: Zur Erinnerung an Ernst Sprockhoff, in: Jahrbuch des Römisch- Germanischen Zentralmuseums 14 (1967) p. IX-XXVIII.
Ernst Klee: Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main, 2007, p. 581.
C. Misamer: Ernst Sprockhoff, in: Studien zum Kulturbegriff in der Vor- und Frühgeschichtforschung.' Bonn, 1987, pp. 87–99.
^ abWerner, Joachim (1968). "Ernst Sprockhoff 6. 8. 1892 - 1. 10. 1967" (PDF). Jahrbuch der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1968 (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-01.
^ abcStylegar, Frans-Arne (2009). "... und zeugen von einem stolzen Geschlecht" [Utstillingen er laget av Vest-Agder fylkeskommune i samarbeid med Kulturhistorisk museum, Universitetet i Oslo, Vest-Agder-museet et Farsund kommune] (in Norwegian and German). Vest-Agder. Retrieved 2022-09-01.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ abWillroth, Karl-Heinz (2005). Beck, Heinrich (ed.). s.v. Sprockhoff, Ernst (in German). Vol. 29 (2., völlig neu bearbeitete und stark erweiterte Auflage. ed.). Berlin: De Gruyter. pp. 405–406. ISBN3-11-018360-9. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^Stylegar, Frans-Arne (2007). Farmers, Mariners, and Lords of long ago. Archaeology and Prehistory in the Agder Region(PDF). Vest-Agder: Vest-Agder County Council. p. 56. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
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Ernst Sprockhoff 6 August 1892 1 October 1967 was a German prehistorian and inventor of the Sprockhoff numbering system for megalithic monuments in Germany Contents 1 Life 2 Sprockhoff numbers 3 Publications 4 Literature 5 References 6 External linksLife editSprockhoff was born on 6 August 1892 in Berlin He started as a teacher before the first World War 1 After the war he completed his abitur during his captivity as a prisoner of war and in 1920 started to study prehistory at Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin He was graduated in 1924 by Max Ebert at the University of Konigsberg From 1926 to 1928 he was employed at the Provincial Museum of Hanover and from 1928 to 1935 at the Romisch Germanisches Zentralmuseum in Mainz In 1922 Sprockhoff became a member of the Reichsbund fur Deutsche Vorgeschichte in 1931 an associate member and in 1934 a full member of the German Archaeological Institute In 1935 he succeeded Gerhard Bersu who was forced by the Nazi Government to resign his post as head of the Romisch Germanische Kommission Romano Germanic Commission RGK in Frankfurt initially as second director later to be promoted first director in 1937 2 He held the position until 1945 In 1942 he joined the Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften as a corresponding member Sprockhoff became a member of Der Stahlhelm in 1920 but left it in 1923 That he continued to identify as a right winged extremist is proven by him joining the SA in 1933 3 the year of the Machtergreifung by the Nazis 4 In the same year he became a member of the National Socialist Teachers League and in 1937 after the freeze on admissions also of the Nazi Party As Oberstleutnant of an artillery regiment he was the commander of the German coastal fortifications between Karmoy und Vanse during the occupation of Norway from 1943 to 1945 4 While building a coastal fort at the southwestern coast of the Marka peninsula for the Atlantic Wall some of his soldiers dug into the Gronhaug a large viking age tumulus 3 km southeast of Vestbygd Sprockhoff joined in excavated the double inhumation at the center of the mound and handed the finds over to the University Museum at Oslo now Museum of Cultural History Kulturhistorisk museum KHM 3 But two other large tumuli on Marka Engelshaug and Tuptehaug two of the largest prehistoric monuments of Norway were destroyed without any investigation during those same fortification activities 3 5 During that time he even wrote a book about Norwegian prehistory mainly using sources from the area of his command The book titled Und zeugen von einem stolzen Geschlecht Bear witness to a proud race was published in 1945 by the SS Ahnenerbe After the capitulation of the Wehrmacht in Norway on May 8 1945 Sprockhoff was arrested and kept as a prisoner of war by the British for over two years Directly after his return to Germany in autumn 1947 he was appointed full professor of European Pre and Early History at the University of Kiel and held the post until his retirement in 1958 1 In his later years he was a highly valued member of the German scientific community demonstrated by his 1955 election to the Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften German Academy of Sciences In his obituary in 1968 professor Joachim Werner wrote Ernst Sprockhoff war ein ganzer Mann und ein bedeutender Gelehrter von gleicher Zuverlassigkeit in seiner wissenschaftlichen Arbeit wie gegenuber seinen Mitmenschen Ernst Sprockhoff was a real man and an important scholar as reliable in his scientific work as towards his fellow human beings Joachim Werner Ernst Sprockhoff 6 8 1892 1 10 1967He died in Kiel on 1 October 1967 Sprockhoff numbers editSprockhoff recorded about 900 German megalith structures in a sequentially numbered catalogue The so called Sprockhoff number Sprockhoff No or Sprockhoff Nr is still used to refer to these sites today Publications editAtlas der Megalithgraber Teil 1 3 Rudolf Habelt Verlag Bonn 1966 1975 Die nordische Megalithkultur Handbuch der Urgeschichte Deutschlands Band 3 Berlin und Leipzig W de Gruyter amp Co 1938 Die germanischen Vollgriffschwerter der jungeren Bronzezeit Romisch Germanische Forschungen 9 Berlin Leipzig 1934 Jungbronzezeitliche Hortfunde Norddeutschlands Periode IV Mainz 1937 und zeugen von einem stolzen Geschlecht Herausgeben vom Reichskommissar f d besetzten norw Gebiete Germanische Leitstelle Norwegen Germanischer Wissenschaftseinsatz Oslo 1945 Jungbronzezeitliche Hortfunde der Sudzone des nordischen Kreises Periode V Vo I II Mainz 1956 Literature editKurt Bohner Zur Erinnerung an Ernst Sprockhoff in Jahrbuch des Romisch Germanischen Zentralmuseums 14 1967 p IX XXVIII Ernst Klee Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich Wer war was vor und nach 1945 S Fischer Frankfurt am Main 2007 p 581 C Misamer Ernst Sprockhoff in Studien zum Kulturbegriff in der Vor und Fruhgeschichtforschung Bonn 1987 pp 87 99 Wolfgang Pape Zehn Prahistoriker aus Deutschland In Heiko Steuer ed Eine hervorragend nationale Wissenschaft Erganzungsbande zum Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde Vol 29 de Gruyter Berlin 2001 ISBN 3 11 017184 8 pp 55 88 Friedrich Wagner Ernst Sprockhoff 6 August 1892 1 Oktober 1967 in Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften Jahrbuch 1968 pp 192 200 Karl Heinz Willroth Ernst Sprockhoff und die nordische Bronzezeit In Heiko Steuer ed Eine hervorragend nationale Wissenschaft Erganzungsbande zum Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde Vol 29 de Gruyter Berlin 2001 ISBN 3 11 017184 8 pp 109 149 References edit a b Werner Joachim 1968 Ernst Sprockhoff 6 8 1892 1 10 1967 PDF Jahrbuch der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1968 in German Retrieved 2022 09 01 Berlin Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften ed Mitglieder der Vorgangerakademien Ernst Sprockhoff Berlin Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Retrieved 2022 09 12 a b c Stylegar Frans Arne 2009 und zeugen von einem stolzen Geschlecht Utstillingen er laget av Vest Agder fylkeskommune i samarbeid med Kulturhistorisk museum Universitetet i Oslo Vest Agder museet et Farsund kommune in Norwegian and German Vest Agder Retrieved 2022 09 01 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link a b Willroth Karl Heinz 2005 Beck Heinrich ed s v Sprockhoff Ernst in German Vol 29 2 vollig neu bearbeitete und stark erweiterte Auflage ed Berlin De Gruyter pp 405 406 ISBN 3 11 018360 9 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Stylegar Frans Arne 2007 Farmers Mariners and Lords of long ago Archaeology and Prehistory in the Agder Region PDF Vest Agder Vest Agder County Council p 56 Retrieved 2022 09 01 External links editLiterature by and about Ernst Sprockhoff in the German National Library catalogue Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ernst Sprockhoff amp oldid 1218171870 Sprockhoff numbers, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
