Amélie Roquette
Amélie Roquette (born January 25, 1844 in Lübeck ; † July 6, 1918 there ) was the founder of the Lübeck teachers' seminar and head of the secondary school for girls
Life
She was born at the Katharineum , the youngest of the ten children of the collaborator and teacher of French . She grew up in simple, but favorable circumstances for her intellectual and comfortable development and became a teacher. As such, she not only noticed that she was one of those called, but also one of the chosen ones in the subject.
At a young age, she came to the von Meerheimb family as an educator , then to the medical officer Dr. Mettenheimer to Schwerin . His children remained friends with her until the end of her life.
In 1872 Amélie returned to Lübeck to join as a teacher the higher private girls' school founded by her sister Clara three years earlier , which was to develop into her main life task.
Here, the language subjects were the most important field of work in class. Especially French, in whose literature she had an unusually profound knowledge.
Five years after their entry, the sisters, with government approval, opened a seminar for educators and teachers - the so-called Roquette private teacher seminar - following their high school for girls . This blossomed quickly and offered numerous visitors for over a quarter of a century an excellent opportunity for scientific and practical training.
Another change occurred in the summer of 1897. The state had bought the previous school building at Glockengießerstraße 37 and both the school and the seminar were relocated to the newly acquired property at Königstraße 15 .
Despite the continued good attendance, the seminar was closed again at Easter 1903. The imminent opening of a teacher’s seminar in connection with the Ernestine School taken over by the state , as well as major and costly structural changes, were cited as reasons for this.
Since her sister Clara was ailing from 1880 and finally became so suffering that she had to retire from her school work, Miss Amélie had to take care of the changes as director from 1883 onwards. At Easter 1912 she succumbed to the profound innovations of Prussia, which were also applicable to Lübeck.
On March 30, 1912, the school closed its doors forever.
She ended her last days of life in her newly acquired home at Marlistraße 3 . She did, as Dr. I. Müller wrote in her obituary, probably quieter and more lonely than before, but neither lonely nor empty. The care of her flowers, participation in the fortunes of her students and all the events of the hometown and country gave rich content.
References
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- City Papers ; Lübeck, August 18, 1918, obituary: Amélie Roquette
- From Lübeck's towers ; August 14, 1918, obituary: Amélie Roquette
- Lübeck sheets ; 1918, article: Miss Amélie Roquette
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roquette, Amélie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Board |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lübeck |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 6, 1918 |
| Place of death | Lübeck |