Reinhard Elze
German Historical Institute in Rome was managed or directed by whom from 1972 to 1988?
German Historical Institute in Rome The German Historical Institute in Rome , short DHI Rome , is the oldest of the German historical institutes abroad . Its purpose is to conduct research in the history of both Italy and Germany , and investigate particularly the German-Italian relations in a wider international context from medieval times to the present day . Institute . The Deutsche Historische Institut in Rom , short DHI Rome , was founded as Prussian Historical Station in 1888 after the opening of the Vatican Secret Archives . It conducts historical basic research , promotes young academics and is a services facility . As such , the DHI Rome supports German scientists and institutions in their relevant research and promotes the cooperation of German , Italian and international historians . In 1960 a Department of Music History was created at the institute , working on the musical cultures of Germany and Italy as well as their relationships in the music history of Europe . Traditionally , guests , scholarship recipients and research fellows of the German Historical Institute in Rome work in the Vatican Secret Archives and the Vatican Library . Since the 1960s , they focus increasingly on further church and state archives and libraries situated in Rome . The director sides with an Academic Advisory Board . The DHI Rome was included in the Max Weber Stiftung – Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland ( Max Weber Foundation – German Humanities Institutes Abroad ) ( founded in 2002 in Bonn ) , together with further humanities institutes of the Federal Republic of Germany . Projects . The Institute frequently organizes scientific conferences , colloquials and presentations on topics of Italian history and music history as well as the German-Italian relations . It issues several scholarships annually for young Ph.D . and post-doc scholars in the fields of history and music history . German scientists may apply for a one-year guest professorship granted once annually . Several internships of six weeks each are directed at students of history or music history , who focus on German-Italian relations or Italian ( music ) history . A course of Roman studies in autumn and a course of music history in the spring grants students insights in local history and monuments . Publications . The DHI Rome issues several editions since 1892 , reflecting the institutes spectrum of research . They include : Editions und regesta . - Repertorium Germanicum The Repertorium Germanicum is a collection of regesta , gathering all German topics in the Vatican registers and cameral stock from the Great Schism to the reformation ( 1378–1517 ) since 1897 . - Repertorium Poenitentiariae Germanicum In addition to the Repertorium Germanicum , the RPG ( issued since 1998 ) offers a fundamental source edition for German history of the late Middle Ages . - Nuntiaturberichte aus Deutschland Since 1892 , a collection of historical sources concerning the Papal diplomacy of the 16th and 17th centuries . - Instructiones Pontificum Romanorum This is a source collection of the instructions for the papal nuncios and delegates at European courts , issued since 1984 . - Concentus musicus A gathering of musical monuments selected and edited by the Department of Music History since 1973 . It focuses on renowned Italian music from the times between 1600 and 1900 . Monographs and anthologies . - Bibliothek des Deutschen Historischen Instituts in Rom Since 1905 , this series publishes scientific monographs and anthologies on Italian and German history from the early Middle Ages to modern times . - Ricerche dell’Istituto Storico Germanico di Roma In order to make the institutes research proceedings known among Italian academics , a series for editions and srtudies in Italian language was founded in 2005 . - Analecta musicologia This series of editions published by the Music History Department includes anthologies , conference acts of events at the DHI Rome , and monographs since 1963 . Journals . - Quellen und Forschungen aus italienischen Archiven und Bibliotheken Since 1898 , the institutes journal deals with the relations between Germany and Italy and other topics of Italian history from the early Middle Ages to contemporary history . It includes the directors annual report , conference acts and reports of events at the institute and a large review section . - Bibliographische Informationen zur neuesten Geschichte Italiens Published in cooperation with the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für die neueste Geschichte Italiens three time a year since 1974 , this journal has introduced over 60.000 scientific publications in the humanities . Libraries and Archive . The DHI Rome has bosth a History Library and a Music History Library . The first specializes in Italian and German history as well as the binational relations , including approximately 171,000 volumes and 667 current journals . The Music History Library has 57,000 media units , including monographs , music and sound carriers , and 440 journals . It comprises a collection of 1,500 rare Librettos ( numbers as of 2012 ) . The library catalogues are also available online . The archive secures all writings of the institute and its precedent institutions from 1888 to today . Directors . - 1888–1890 : Konrad Schottmüller - 1890–1892 : Ludwig Quidde - 1892–1901 : Walter Friedensburg - 1901–1903 : Aloys Schulte - 1903–1936 : Paul Fridolin Kehr - 1936–1937 : Wilhelm Engel - 1937–1942 : Edmund E . Stengel - 1942–1945 : Theodor Mayer - 1953–1961 : Walther Holtzmann - 1962–1972 : Gerd Tellenbach - 1972–1988 : Reinhard Elze - 1988–2001 : Arnold Esch - 2001-2012 : Michael Matheus - since 2012 : Martin Baumeister Literature . - Lothar Burchardt : Das Deutsche Historische Institut in Rom . In : Geschichte und Gesellschaft Vol . 12 1986 pp . 420–422 . - Reinhard Elze , Arnold Esch ( eds. ) : Das Deutsche Historische Institut in Rom 1888–1988 . Tübingen 1990 ( = Bibliothek des Deutschen Historischen Instituts in Rom , Vol . 70 ) , . - Arnold Esch : Die Gründung deutscher Institute in Italien 1870–1914 . Ansätze zu einer Institutionalisierung geisteswissenschaftlicher Forschung im Ausland . In : Jahrbuch der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen 1997 , pp . 159–188 . - Arnold Esch : Die Lage der deutschen wissenschaftlichen Institute nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg und die Kontroverse über ihre Organisation . Kehrs „Römische Mission 1919/1920 . In : Quellen und Forschungen aus italienischen Archiven und Bibliotheken 72 ( 1992 ) , pp . 314–373 . - Arnold Esch : L’Istituto Storico Germanico e le ricerche sull’età sueva in Italia . In : Bulletin dell’Istituto storico italiano per il medio evo 96 ( 1990 ) , pp . 11–17 . - Michael Matheus , Die Wiedereröffnung des Deutschen Historischen Instituts 1953 in Rom . Transalpine Akteure zwischen Unione und Nation , in : Die Rückkehr der deutschen Geschichtswissenschaft in die Ökumene der Historiker . Ein wissenschaftsgeschichtlicher Ansatz , Ulrich Pfeil ( ed. ) , Munich 2008 , . - Michael Matheus ( ed. ) : Deutsche Forschungs- und Kulturinstitute in Rom in der Nachkriegszeit . Tübingen 2007 ( = Bibliothek des Deutschen Historischen Instituts in Rom , Vol . 112 ) , . - Michèle Schubert : Auseinandersetzung über Aufgaben und Gestalt des Preußischen historischen Instituts in den Jahren 1900–1903 . In : Quellen und Forschungen aus italienischen Archiven und Bibliotheken 76 ( 1996 ) , pp . 383–454 . External links . - DHI in Rom - Max Weber Stiftung – Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland