Vereint für die Berliner und Brandenburger Geschichte – Tagung zu Ehren von Dr. Felix Escher (1945-2026)

Program
15:00 Peter Bahl: Felix Escher (1945-2026) - a life for the history of Berlin-Brandenburg
15:20 Benedikt Goebel: Felix Escher as a historian of Mitte
15:40 Dirk Schumann: The Berlin Chapel of the Holy Spirit and Hohe Steinweg 15, the last medieval house in Berlin
16:00 Claudia Melisch: Cooperation with Felix Escher at Petriplatz

16:40 Ines Hahn: Photographs by Cecil F.S. Newman 1945/46: Places, conditions and networks
16:50 Lutz Mauersberger: Collaboration with Felix Escher on whey market research
17:00 Harald Bodenschatz: History and planning history - personal experiences
17:20 Benedikt Goebel: Central views & insights - 30 years of Mitte research
17:40 Closing remarks
18:00 Reception in the foyer: champagne, wine and pretzels

The conference is a cooperative event of:
/ Landesgeschichtliche Vereinigung für die Mark Brandenburg e.V. https://geschichte-brandenburg.de
/ Foundation Honorary Professor Ilse Balg in the field of urban research https://ilsebalg-stiftung.de
/ Stiftung Mitte Berlin https://stiftung-mitte-berlin.de

-> Registration at stadtkern@berlin.de