Max Besler

Max Besler is a historian born with Erfurt (Germany) in 1853 and died after the First World War with Baden Baden (Germany). It published inter alia many works and articles concerning the history of the town of Forbach.

Max Besler was professor with the college of Forbach of 1879 with 1893, director of this college of 1893 with 1903 and director of the college of Sarreguemines starting from 1903.

Its principal works are:

Die Geschichte DER höheren Schule von Forbach (history of the university of Forbach)
Nachricht über Johann Fischart (communication on Johann Fischart)
Forbach Schloss und Stadt (Forbach: the castle and the city)
Das Wappen aus Lothringen (the blazon of Lorraine)
Die Ortsnamen of Kreises Forbach (the place name of the district of Forbach)
Die Kreuzkapelle (the Vault Holy-Cross of Forbach)
Geschichte of Schlosses von Forbach (history of the castle of Forbach)
Die Forbacher Mundart (speech of Forbach)
Die herrschaftliche Rechte in der Herrschaft von Forbach 1709-1893 (seigneuriaux rights to Forbach)

Part of the works is consultable on Gallica (national library of France) http://gallica.bnf.fr/SocietesSavantes/

Sources

J. Rohr: Forbach and its district
Henri Wilmin: History of Forbach
Henri Hiegel: bulletin of the association of the former students of the college of Sarreguemines
works of max Besler

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