George Adalbert von Mülverstedt

Who was 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 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.