Adolf Groth

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Adolf Groth (born February 28, 1855 in Schwerin , † May 15, 1934 in Berlin ) was a German teacher , writer and translator .

Life

Adolf Groth studied philology at the universities of Göttingen, Rostock , Leipzig and Strasbourg, where he finally received his doctorate in 1878 . In 1879 he began his school career as a teacher training candidate in Strasbourg.

In 1880 Groth was appointed to the Imperial University of Tokyo as the successor to Rudolf Lange . He took over the German lessons at the preschool of the medical faculty . Two years later he was appointed professor of German literature at the Faculty of Literature . In 1886 Groth returned to Germany and became a high school professor at the Royal Luisen High School in Moabit , Berlin .

Adolf Groth published his first work with reference to Japan with the title Unfinished Thoughts in 1910. In addition to specially written writings, Groth also worked several times as a translator, especially of Japanese fairy tales .

Gravestone in Berlin-Nikolassee

Adolf Groth died in 1934 and was buried in the Evangelical Churchyard in Nikolassee .

Publications

  • German Reader for Japanese Schoolchildren, Volume 1 , Adolf Groth and Inagi Tanaka 稲 城 · 田中, Association for German Science in Japan, 1884
  • Unfinished Thoughts: A Book for Mature Readers , Adolf Groth, Singer, 1910

Translations

  • About the old man who made withered trees bloom Translated from the English by Adolf Groth. Hasegawa, Tokyo 1931
  • The fight of the crab with the monkey Translated from the English by Adolf Groth. Hasegawa, Tokyo 1939

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See the entry of Adolf Groth's matriculation in the Rostock matriculation portal

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personal data
SURNAME Groth, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German teacher, writer and translator
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwerin
DATE OF DEATH May 15, 1934
Place of death Berlin