Alfred Franke (geographer)
Alfred Franke (full name August Alfred Franke , born July 31, 1870 in Thonberg near Leipzig , † April 20, 1937 in Leipzig) was a German geographer , classical philologist and high school teacher who taught at the König-Albert-Gymnasium from 1901 to 1934 .
life and work
Alfred Franke was the son of the Thonberger community leader Friedrich August Franke and Therese geb. Househusband. He attended the elementary school in Thonberg, the 1st citizen school in Leipzig and from Easter 1881 the royal high school there (from 1900 König-Albert-Gymnasium ), which was directed by Richard Richter . Franke passed his school leaving examination at Easter 1890 and then went to study at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin , where he attended lectures with Ernst Curtius and Hermann Diels , among others . In the autumn of 1890 he interrupted his studies and completed his military service as a one-year volunteer with the 10th Infantry Regiment No. 134. In the winter semester of 1891/92 Franke resumed his studies, this time at the University of Leipzig . After the early death of his father, he made his living by private lessons and supported his younger siblings; as he also suffered from an eye disease, his studies dragged on longer than usual. In addition to Latin and Greek, he mainly attended events in history, geography, pedagogy, philosophy and German. Of his academic teachers, he was most influenced by the philologist Kurt Wachsmuth , who was considered one of the best experts on the topography of Greece of his time. Wachsmuth supervised Franke's doctoral thesis on the epigram writer Palladas , with whom Franke was awarded a doctorate on December 22, 1899. phil. received his doctorate . On July 23, 1900 he passed the state examination for the higher teaching post and received the teaching authorization ( facultas docendi ) in the subjects Latin, Greek, German, history and geography for all classes.
After the exam, Franke completed the probationary year for the Saxon school service at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on September 1, 1900 and then went to the König-Albert-Gymnasium as a vicar on September 1, 1901 , which has been run by Bernhard Gerth (Richter's successor) since June was directed. Franke remained active at this school all his life, from October 1, 1903 as a permanent senior teacher. He taught Latin, Greek, German and history in the lower to middle grades, but geography rarely. During the First World War , Franke was drafted on February 15, 1915 and did military service until May 15, 1916. After the end of the war, he organized the construction of a support library for high school students whose families could not buy textbooks due to inflation. In 1934 Franke retired.
In addition to his school service, Franke remained scientifically active, particularly in the field of historical geography and topography. He occasionally wrote reviews of new publications as well as over 100 articles on Germanic localities and tribes for Pauly's real encyclopedia of classical antiquity (RE), including some extensive ones on the Marcomanni , the Main , the Teutoburg Forest and Regensburg .
Fonts (selection)
- De Pallada epigrammatographo . Leipzig 1899 (dissertation).
- Marcomanni 1. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classical antiquity (RE). Volume XIV, 2, Stuttgart 1930, Sp. 1609-1637.
- Moenus. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XV, 2, Stuttgart 1932, Col. 2343-2347.
- Teutoburgiensis saltus. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VA, 1, Stuttgart 1934, Col. 1166-1171.
- Regina castra. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Supplementary volume VI, Stuttgart 1935, Col. 1427-1434.
literature
- Bernhard Gerth : Annual report of the König Albert-Gymnasium in Leipzig for the school year from Easter 1901 to Easter 1902 . Leipzig 1902, p. 8.
- Alfred Baldamus : The König-Albert-Gymnasium in Leipzig during the first twenty-five years of its existence (1880–1905) . In: Annual report of the König-Albert-Gymnasium in Leipzig about the school year from Easter 1904 to Easter 1905 . Leipzig 1905, p. 37 ( digitized version ).
- Hans Lamer : Annual report of the König-Albert-Gymnasium in Leipzig on the school year from Easter 1925 to Easter 1926, with an overview of the history of the grammar school in the years 1916–1925 . Leipzig 1926, p. 11; 23.
- Franz Kemmerling: Annual report of the State König-Albert-Gymnasium in Leipzig on the school year from Easter 1937 to Easter 1938 . Leipzig 1938, p. 8; 14th
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Franke, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Franke, August Alfred (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geographer, classical philologist and high school teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thonberg (Leipzig) |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1937 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |