(Redirected from Hermann Wirth)'Herman Wirth', (alternatively referred to as Herman Wirth Roeper Bosch, or Herman Felix Wirthor Herman''n'') was a
Dutch-
German lay historian and scholar of ancient religions and symbols.
Wirth served as the leader of the
Nazi research division
Ahnenerbe until 1937 when he left the group entirely, succeeded by
Walter Wüst.
Wirth's primary interest was in the legends surrounding the legendary continent of
Atlantis
Further reading
A full biography of Wirth is in volume two of the
Tyr journal in an article by
Joscelyn Godwin entitled 'Herman Wirth on
Folksong'. Also see, for further details of his life, '
Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and the Politics of Identity' by
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke.
Written works
In his landmark text Allmutter, professor Hermann Wirth painstakingly documented the emergence of runic symbols.