George Adalbert von Mülverstedt


George Adalbert von Mülverstedt was a German archivist and historian.
Beginning in 1844, he studied philology and later law at the University of Königsberg, with his interests eventually turning to genealogy and local history. At the "Provinzialarchiv" in Königsberg he performed archivist duties on the so-called "Adelsarchiv", afterwards devoting his energies to re-organization of the archives of the Estates of Brandenburg. From this project he published an acclaimed work titled Die ältere Verfassung der Landstände der Mark Brandenburg, vornehmlich im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert .
From 1858, he served as director of the "Provinzialarchiv" in Magdeburg, a position he maintained until his retirement in 1898. At Magdeburg he distinguished himself with the compilation and edition of the Regesta Archiepiscopatus Magdeburgensis.
As an archivist, Mülverstedt's primary research was in the field of family history, in particular families of nobility. He also made noteworthy contributions in the fields of heraldry and numismatics. He was a member of a number of historical societies; in 1865 he co-founded the Vereins für die Geschichte und Alterthumskunde des Herzogthums und Erzstifts Magdeburg, and from 1880 to 1883 served as vice-chairman of the Historischen Kommission der Provinz Sachsen und für Anhalt.

Selected publications