Moritz Tietz. Zasloužilý archivář při ředitelství císařských statků
Moritz Tietz. An Archivist of Outstanding Merit at the Prague Directorship of the Imperial Estates

Summary/Abstract: In the past, more Czech aristocratic families took care of their family and estate by keeping archives. In our country, the Tuscan grand dukes also devoted the increased care of documents, books and records. At the beginning of 19th century, they owned 9 demesnes in Bohemia. For that reason, they employed responsible archivists, the most important of whom was Moritz Tietz (1796 – 1883), a native of Saxon Dresden. Besides other activities, Tietz devoted himself to the grand duchy records office and archives from the year 1826 until his retirement in 1879. When the Tuscan Hapsburgs gave their Czech domains to Austrian rulers, Tietz and most of other officials went over to imperial service. Not only did he create record charts for grand duchy and imperial documents, he also made more than 120 recording aids to official records and systematically arranged the whole vast archives of administration of the Tuscan estates. He also had to receive books and records from the individual demesnes, to be archived and registered. Moritz Tietz and Josef Horner officially held the title of grand duchy or imperial archivists, their successors were called registrars. The fruitful life of Moritz Tietz came to an end in Prague Lesser Town on 5th June 1883.

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