diff --git a/src/xml-cxx/xml.hxx b/src/xml-cxx/xml.hxx
index a4c7e1a..859d0f9 100644
--- a/src/xml-cxx/xml.hxx
+++ b/src/xml-cxx/xml.hxx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <typeinfo>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <boost/any.hpp>
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -836,10 +837,7 @@ namespace xml {
           Serialize& persist(std::list<TYPE, ALLOC>& member,
                              const std::string& list,
                              const std::string& item) throw() {
-        mapName<std::list<TYPE, ALLOC> >()[std::make_pair(this, list)]
-          = &member;
-        mapMember<std::list<TYPE, ALLOC> >()[&member] = list;
-        _xmlNames[list] = &typeid(TYPE);
+        _xmlNames[list] = &member;
         Serialize ser(list);
         TYPE dummy;
         ser.persist(dummy, item);
@@ -886,31 +884,12 @@ namespace xml {
       template<typename TYPE>
           Serialize& persistSimpleType(TYPE& member,
                                        const std::string& name) throw() {
-        ASSERT("type: "<<typeid(TYPE).name()<<"; name="<<name,
-               mapName<TYPE>().find(std::make_pair(this, name))
-               ==mapName<TYPE>().end());
-        ASSERT("type: "<<typeid(TYPE).name()<<"; name="<<name,
-               mapMember<TYPE>().find(&member)==mapMember<TYPE>().end());
-        ASSERT("type: "<<typeid(TYPE).name()<<"; name="<<name,
-               _xmlNames.find(name)==_xmlNames.end());
-        mapName<TYPE>()[std::make_pair(this, name)] = &member;
-        mapMember<TYPE>()[&member] = name;
-        _xmlNames[name] = &typeid(TYPE);
+        _xmlNames[name] = &member;
         xml::Node schema(*_xmlFactory);
         schema<<xml::String(name).limits(1,1);
         _xmlFactory = schema;
         return *this;
       }
-      template<typename TYPE>
-          std::map<std::pair<const Serialize*, std::string>, TYPE*>&
-          mapName() const {
-        static std::map<std::pair<const Serialize*, std::string>, TYPE*> MAP;
-        return MAP;
-      }
-      template<typename TYPE> std::map<TYPE*, std::string>& mapMember() const {
-        static std::map<TYPE*, std::string> MAP;
-        return MAP;
-      }
       template<typename TYPE> void fromNode(TYPE* member, xml::Node& node) {
         *member = (TYPE)dynamic_cast<xml::String&>(node);
       }
@@ -926,7 +905,7 @@ namespace xml {
         ss<<*member;
         node.text(ss.str());
       }
-      std::map<std::string, const std::type_info*> _xmlNames;
+      std::map<std::string, boost::any> _xmlNames;
       xml::Factory _xmlFactory;
   };
 
diff --git a/src/xml.cxx b/src/xml.cxx
index 90277d1..ef113de 100644
--- a/src/xml.cxx
+++ b/src/xml.cxx
@@ -1058,9 +1058,7 @@ namespace xml {
   Serialize& Serialize::persist(Serialize& ser,
                                 const std::string& name) throw() {
     if (!ser._xmlFactory) ser.initXmlMembers();
-    mapName<Serialize>()[std::make_pair(this, name)] = &ser;
-    mapMember<Serialize>()[&ser] = name;
-    _xmlNames[name] = &typeid(Serialize);
+    _xmlNames[name] = &ser;
     xml::Node schema(*_xmlFactory);
     xml::Node node(xml::Node(name).limits(1,1));
     for (xml::Node::size_type i(0); i<ser._xmlFactory->children(); ++i)
@@ -1125,12 +1123,12 @@ namespace xml {
     if (!_xmlFactory) const_cast<Serialize*>(this)->initXmlMembers();
     xml::Node node(*_xmlFactory);
     if (name.size()) node.name(name);
-    for (std::map<std::string, const std::type_info*>::const_iterator
+    for (std::map<std::string, boost::any>::const_iterator
            it(_xmlNames.begin());
          it!=_xmlNames.end(); ++it) {
 #define QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(TYPE)                            \
-      if (*it->second==typeid(TYPE))                                    \
-        toNode(mapName<TYPE>()[std::make_pair(this, it->first)],        \
+      if (it->second.type()==typeid(TYPE*))                             \
+        toNode(boost::any_cast<TYPE*>(it->second),                      \
                node[it->first]);                                        \
       else
       QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(Serialize)
@@ -1150,7 +1148,7 @@ namespace xml {
       QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(long)
       QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(signed long)
       QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(unsigned long)
-      throw std::runtime_error(it->second->name());
+      throw std::runtime_error(it->first);
 #undef QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX
     }      
     os<<node;
@@ -1161,12 +1159,12 @@ namespace xml {
     xml::Factory factory(_xmlFactory);
     if (name.size()) factory->name(name);
     std::auto_ptr<xml::Node> node(factory.read(is));
-    for (std::map<std::string, const std::type_info*>::const_iterator
+    for (std::map<std::string, boost::any>::const_iterator
            it(_xmlNames.begin());
          it!=_xmlNames.end(); ++it) {
 #define QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(TYPE)                            \
-      if (*it->second==typeid(TYPE))                                    \
-        fromNode(mapName<TYPE>()[std::make_pair(this, it->first)],      \
+      if (it->second.type()==typeid(TYPE*))                             \
+        fromNode(boost::any_cast<TYPE*>(it->second),                    \
                  (*node)[it->first]);                                   \
       else
       QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(Serialize)
@@ -1186,7 +1184,7 @@ namespace xml {
       QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(long)
       QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(signed long)
       QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(unsigned long)
-      throw std::runtime_error(it->second->name());
+      throw std::runtime_error(it->first);
 #undef QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX
     }
     return is;
@@ -1199,40 +1197,11 @@ namespace xml {
   }
   void Serialize::initXmlMembers() {}
   void Serialize::clear() throw() {
-    // Remove my entries from the maps
-    for (std::map<std::string, const std::type_info*>::const_iterator
-           it(_xmlNames.begin());
-         it!=_xmlNames.end(); ++it) {
-#define QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(TYPE)                            \
-      if (*it->second==typeid(TYPE)) {                                  \
-        mapMember<TYPE>()                                               \
-          .erase(mapName<TYPE>()[std::make_pair(this, it->first)]);     \
-        mapName<TYPE>().erase(std::make_pair(this, it->first));         \
-      } else
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(Serialize)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(std::string)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(float)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(double)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(bool)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(char)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(signed char)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(unsigned char)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(short)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(signed short)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(unsigned short)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(int)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(signed int)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(unsigned int)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(long)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(signed long)
-      QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX(unsigned long)
-      {} // ignore coding error here, but memory leaks - better abort?
-#undef QWERTZ_CHECK_TYPE_ZTREWQ___XXX
-    }
+    _xmlNames.clear();
+    _xmlFactory.reset();
   }
   void Serialize::copy(const Serialize& o) throw() {
     clear();
-    _xmlFactory.reset();
     initXmlMembers();
   }