Alfred Kirchhoff
Alfred Kirchhoff (born May 23, 1838 in Erfurt ; † February 8, 1907 in Mockau ) was a German geographer .
Life
After graduating from the Royal High School in Erfurt , Kirchhoff studied natural sciences at the University of Bonn and later moved to the University of Jena . In 1861 he finished his studies with a doctorate .
Kirchhoff then worked at several secondary schools. In 1865 he was transferred to the trade school in Berlin . In 1871 he followed a call to the Berlin War Academy and took on a teaching position for geography . Two years later he advanced to full professor and worked as such at the University of Halle .
In 1878 the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina accepted him as a member. From this time on, Kirchhoff increasingly worked on reforming geography lessons in schools. He also campaigned for regional studies and between 1887 and 1904 he acted as editor of research on German regional and folklore .
Alfred Kirchhoff was buried in Hamburg's Ohlsdorf cemetery in the area of the Otto Jonasson family grave (grid square V 12, northeast of chapel 1).
Works
- De labiatarum organis vegetativis (1861)
- Geography for schools (1892) (digitized version)
- Research on German regional and folklore studies (1.1887–15.1904)
- School geography (1882) (digitized version , digitized version of the 20th, verb. Ed. 1908)
- E. Debes ' school atlas for the upper classes of higher education institutions 10., verb. Ed., Wagner & Debes, Leipzig 1892 (digitized version)
- Drawing atlas (part 1–2) Wagner & Debes, Leipzig 1892–1900 (digitized version)
literature
- Johannes Biereye : Alfred Kirchhoff. In: Central German Life Pictures. Volume 1, 19th Century Pictures, Magdeburg 1926, pp. 357–375
Web links
- Works by and about Alfred Kirchhoff in the German Digital Library
- Entry on Alfred Kirchhoff in the Catalogus Professorum Halensis
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SURNAME | Kirchhoff, Alfred |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1838 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Erfurt |
DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1907 |
Place of death | Mockau |