Albrecht Milnik

Albrecht Milnik ( born November 10, 1931 in Hermsdorf at Görlitz; Jerzmanki now as part of Gmina Zgorzelec ) is a German forest scientists. He is mainly emerged with forest biographies and is considered one of the leading forest historian of Germany.

Life and work

Born in Hermsdorf in Lausitz, Albrecht Milnik where he grew up on a farm. His forestry career began - as was common in East Germany had just newly founded - 1949 with an apprenticeship as forestry skilled workers, which he did in Saxon Forestry Office Klitten, which belonged to the district forestry office Niesky in Upper Lusatia to 1951, graduated. In 1953 he passed his Abitur in Dresden. In the same year Milnik began studying forestry at the Forestry Faculty of the Humboldt University in Berlin in Eberswalde, from which he graduated in 1957 with a degree in forest engineering.

Then Milnik worked until 1964 in the forest management planning and forest operational practice. In the meantime, had become unpopular Forestry Faculty in Eberswalde was in 1963 on the orders of the SED leaders concluded a lyceum and converted into the Institute of Forest Sciences. 1964 received Milnik a job there as a research assistant, a position he held until 1991. His practice areas included in this time issues of forest management planning, forecasting and international cooperation. 1971 doctorate Milnik at the German Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Berlin with a thesis studies on grades and production objectives of the pine stands in the lowlands of the GDR to the Dr. rer. silv .. From volunteering out also an intense preoccupation with hunting themes, which has 1969-1995 in numerous publications, especially about the deer, reflected evolved.

As for political reasons at the Institute of Forestry, forestry all historical work had been set in 1970, Milnik could only since the turn put his main focus on forestry historical works and was from 1992 to 1996 and a corresponding ABM project group before. The forester founded the Eberswalde forestry historical serials, whose first issue appeared in 1993. Milnik was also a leading role in the workup of the forest history of the GDR. As project manager, he was largely responsible for the 1998 by the project group " Forest History Eberswalde " presented extensive work in responsibility for the forest. The history of forestry in the Soviet occupation zone and the GDR.

In 2000, Albrecht Milnik qualified as a professor forest history at the Technical University of Dresden with a biography Bernhard Danckelmanns. After early as 1997, first published study on Hugo Conwentz, one of the founders of nature conservation, followed Biographies Alfred Möller (2001), the father of the permanent forest thought, more August Burg Dorffs (2002) and a biography of his long-standing scientific companions Egon Wagenknecht ( 2005). With these standard works on forestry significant personalities to Milnik made ​​a name as one of the leading forest historian of Germany. He supported this as the main author and editor of the biography band in the service of the forest. Ways of life and services of Brandenburg Foresters (2006) and the extensive study A country like an oak leaf. Silesian Forest History in the Prussian era (1741-1945), which he wrote to many requests, especially Polish foresters and published in 2010.

On 7 April 2004 he took over the 34th Tree Sponsorship of the Association Federation of tree sponsors. The Godfather tree of pine Experts is a sponsor at the time of acquisition about 160 -year-old Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in the Schorfheide ( Oberförsterei Pechteich, Territorial Oak Heath, Division 136).

Forester Dr. rer. silv. hab. Albrecht Milnik lives and works in Eberswalde. He has written numerous exhibitions designed and lectures held, not only for the college, but also as an active member of the Association for History to Eberswalde, Eberswalde in the gazette yearbook Homeland, cultural and natural history, he is regularly represented with mostly forest history and biographical articles.

Writings (selection )

  • Studies on grades and production objectives of the pine stands in the lowlands of the GDR, Dissertation, Berlin 1971
  • Forestry tombs and memorials in Eberswalde and Chorin. A documentary, Potsdam 1993
  • Hugo Conwentz - classics of nature conservation. His forest trail to the Nature Protection, Berlin 1997 ( 2nd edition 2004, ISBN 3-935638-58-2 )
  • As co-author and publisher: Responsibility for the forest. The history of forestry in the Soviet occupation zone and the GDR, Potsdam, 1998 ( ISBN 3-933352-00-2 )
  • Bernhard Danckelmann. Life and achievements of a forester, who is also the topic of the habilitation thesis, Suderburg 1999 ( ISBN 3-927848-28- X)
  • The life of Alfred Möller. 1860-1922, Eberswalde 2001
  • August von Burgdorf. 1747-1802, Eberswalde 2002 ( ISBN 3-00-010667-7 )
  • Forester Walter soil (1847-1930), Logging biographies (No. 12), Eberswalde 2004
  • Egon Wagenknecht - A long life for forest and wildlife, Remagen- top winter 2005 (ISBN 3-935638-67-1 )
  • As the main author and editor: In the service of the forest. Ways of life and services of Brandenburg foresters, Brandenburg life images, Remagen- top winter 2006 (ISBN 3-935638-79-5 )
  • As editor: Waldwachstumskundliche foundations for effective forest management. On the 100th birthday of Professor Dr. hab. Werner Erteld - an exceptional researchers fate, Eberswalde Forestry Series ( Volume 30 ), Eberswalde 2007
  • At the forest's edge The pine dreams. Declaration of love to a taboo, boilers, Remagen- top winter 2008 (ISBN 3-935638-96-5 )
  • Forestry tombs in the monastery cemetery Chorin, boilers, Remagen- top winter 2008 (ISBN 978-3-941300-01-9 )
  • Together with Rainer Wudowenz: forester Dr. Dr. hc Max Kienitz (1849-1931), No. 6 of the series exhibitions in the Old Forest Academy in Eberswalde and Chorin Monastery ( 2nd edition, Remagen- top winter 2008, ISBN 978-3-941300-03-3 )
  • As co-author: Hohenlübbichow 2008 - Natural Forest Management between Transfiguration and reality. Nature and landscape protection in the area around Bielinek and Lubiechów Gorny, Eberswalde Forestry Series ( Volume 37 ), Eberswalde 2008
  • A country like an oak leaf. Silesian Forest History in the Prussian era (1741-1945), boilers, Remagen- top winter 2010 (ISBN 978-3-941300-36-1 )
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