Herman H. Schwedt has passed away

Dr Herman H. Schwedt passed away on 13 March at the age of 90. He had been a member of the RIGG since 2014 and lived with his wife in Salsomaggiore. He came from Aachen and was head of the diocesan archives and the diocesan library in Limburg from 1978 to 1999.

The Herman with an N was an outstanding historian, a barrel of knowledge and a great person who was always very welcome at the dinner table at Campo Santo. He was a brilliant storyteller. His analyses and astute commentaries have helped many colleagues and young historians.

The Vatican Archives and the Sacro Uffizio Archives were his second home. His favourite subject was the history of the Sacro Uffizio, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and its staff. He recently published two basic works on this subject in the supplement series of the Römische Quartalschrift.

Schwedt was already closely associated with the College under Erwin Gatz through their common home in Aachen. Since 1995, he has repeatedly contributed perfect essays to the Römische Quartalschrift. Of course, he was also involved in Erwin Gatz's encyclopaedia projects.

Schwedt was already honoured in the ‘Tagespost’ in 2013 and 2014 by Urs Buhlmann and Cardinal Gerhard L. Müller.

Obituary of the Society for Middle Rhine Church History

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