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Anton Viertel (born July 28, 1841 in Schönlanke , Posen Province , † December 22, 1912 in Göttingen ) was a German classical philologist and grammar school director.

Life

Anton Viertel, the son of the district and city judge Karl August Viertel, grew up in Schönlanke and Trzemeszno before his father was transferred to Brieg in Silesia as district court director . Anton Viertel attended grammar school there. Already during his school days he was intensely interested in ancient literature and acquired an excellent knowledge of the Latin language. At Easter 1858 he switched to the grammar school in Oels , where he passed the final examination in autumn 1859.

Then Viertel studied Classical Philology at the University of Wroclaw . Among the academic teachers he was particularly influenced by Jacob Bernays and Friedrich Haase . Viertel also joined the Raczek fraternity . After four semesters he moved to the University of Königsberg , where Karl Lehrs and Ludwig Friedländer shaped him. With them, Viertel was awarded a PhD in 1863 with a dissertation on Roman metrics. phil. PhD . From autumn of the same year he worked as an assistant teacher at the Altstädtisches Gymnasium , after the teaching examination on April 16, 1864 as a candidate.

After completing the probationary year, Viertel got his first permanent position as a regular teacher at the Kneiphöfschen Gymnasium . In the spring of 1874 he married his cousin Margarete Cramer, whom he had known since his student days. In the autumn of the same year he switched to the newly founded Königliche Wilhelms-Gymnasium as a senior teacher . On November 8, 1879 he was appointed high school professor. In 1883 he was transferred to the Gymnasium zu Gumbinnen as director . For his work there he received on August 30, 1887, at a relatively young age, the Red Eagle Order, fourth class . However, conflicts with the provincial administration and the harsh climate affected him so much that Viertel applied for a transfer.

In the winter of 1889, Viertel was transferred to the Königliche Gymnasium in Göttingen , which brought him the desired air change, but also increased the workload. The grammar school was connected to a Realanstalt and a preschool and had a total of 21 classes. In addition, he was in charge of the pedagogical seminar and chaired the scientific examination committee. Due to his business fluency, knowledge of human nature and professional competence, Viertel did his job in an exemplary manner and received awards from both the state and the academic side: on August 25, 1898, he received the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern , and on December 24, 1902, the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Göttingen appointed him full honorary professor, on August 28, 1907 he was appointed a secret councilor.

In addition to his work, Viertel occupied himself with Roman writers and their tradition throughout his life. His focus was on Cicero , Tacitus and Petrarch . He also dedicated the few scientific papers he published to them.

literature

• Hugo Willrich : Anton Viertel . In: Biographical Yearbook for Classical Studies , 36th year (1914), pp. 28–36 (with list of publications)
• Joachim Weiß: Professor Dr. Anton Viertel, Head of Studies (1841–1912), a curriculum vitae in documents . In: Notices for the former members of the Friedrichsschule and Cecilienschule Gumbinnen . Volume 32, Issue 3 (1986), pp. 10-42 (with picture)

Wikisource

Wikisource: Anton Viertel  - Sources and full texts

• Personnel sheet from Anton Viertel in the personnel file of the BIL expert body in the archive database of the Library for Research on Educational History (BBF)