Detlev Lüders (01 November 1929 — 09 August 2012)[1] was a German academic who served as the director of the Freies Deutsches Hochstift between 1963 and 1982.
[3][4] Lüders received his doctorate in 1958,[1] and joined the Freies Deutsches Hochstift as a curator the same year.
Under Lüders the Hochstift began producing its critical editions of Hugo von Hoffmannsthal and Clemens Brentano.
[8] Lüders retired from the Hochstift for health reasons on 30 September 1982 after 19 years as director.
[9] He was replaced by Dr. Arthur Henkel [de] on a temporary basis until his successor, Christoph Perels, was selected.