Arthur Mentz
Arthur Mentz (* 1882 in Elbing , East Prussia ; † March 30, 1957 in Rinteln , Lower Saxony ) was a German teacher and stenographer .
Life
Arthur Mentz studied history , geography and theology at the University of Königsberg and received his doctorate in 1906 at Franz Rühl to Dr. phil.
In 1909 he became a senior teacher at the Löbenichtschen Realgymnasium and in 1921 director of the old town high school . In 1923 he was appointed senior director of the merged city high school Altstadt-Kneiphof . Although he was not a member of the NSDAP , he was able to remain in this post until 1945. The first school camp near Rauschen was built on his initiative in 1925 .
Mentz was an internationally recognized writer, especially Greek, Roman and medieval shorthand . From 1938 he was the district leader of the German Stenography Association . He was involved in many committees of the Evangelical Church in East Prussia . He died as a result of an accident.
Honorary positions
- City Councilor of the DVP (1914–1931)
- Member of the East Prussian General Synod (from 1929)
Honors
- Honorary doctorate from Albertus University
- Large silver medal from the Crown Prince [Umberto] of Italy
Web links
- Literature by and about Arthur Mentz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Arthur Mentz's personnel sheet in the BIL's personnel file in the archive database of the Library for Research on Educational History (BBF)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See also Arthur Mentz: History of the Greco-Roman Script. 1920.
- ^ Robert Albinus: Königsberg Lexicon . Würzburg 2002, ISBN 3-88189-441-1
- ^ Letter from the Albertus University, Christmas 1957
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mentz, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teacher and stenographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elblag |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1957 |
| Place of death | Rinteln , Lower Saxony |