August Dühr

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August Gustav Friedrich Dühr (born May 10, 1806 in Stargard , † September 5, 1896 in Friedland ) was a German classical philologist . From 1840 Dühr was vice-rector , later vice-rector at the grammar school in Friedland.

Life

August Dühr was born in south-east Mecklenburg as the son of the pastor and prepositus Samuel (Gottfried) Dühr (1756–1808) and his wife, a daughter of the pastor Susemihl from Kambs. His father died in 1808 as a victim of looting French soldiers. August initially received elementary instruction in Rostock and Stargard. From Easter 1819, at the age of 13, he attended the scholars' school in Neubrandenburg . His talent for languages ​​was already evident there, so that grammar school professor Arnd gave him private lessons in ancient Greek and Hebrew . In September 1824 he began studying theology , classical philology and history at Berlin University . He attended theological lectures with August Neander , Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg and Friedrich Schleiermacher as well as lectures on classical philology with August Böckh and on history with Leopold von Ranke .

At Easter 1828 he accepted a position as private tutor and was also preparing for the first theological exam, which he passed before the consistory in Neustrelitz . 1830 Dühr took in Brunn a private tutor at the district Carl von Oertzen (1788-1837), one of whose sons he had prepared in advance so that he in the lower sixth of the Friary to Berlin could be taken. Dühr himself took the pro facultate docendi exam for the higher teaching post in Berlin and at the beginning of January 1835 received a position as an assistant teacher at the grammar school in Parchim . In the course of the year Dühr was hired as a full teacher (collaborator). He taught religion, arithmetic, natural history as well as German, Greek and Hebrew. In Parchim he became an avid chess player , a hobby that he pursued all his life and to which he dedicated a collection of chess songs he had composed himself.

At Easter 1840 he was appointed Vice Rector at the grammar school in Friedland, where he was promoted to the position of Vice Rector in 1858, which he held until Easter 1886. At the Friedländer Gymnasium he taught Latin, Greek, German and Hebrew, but also taught religion, French and ancient history and was a class teacher at the secondary level. He did not retire until 1886, after having worked as a public teacher for over 50 years. Until 1889, however, he continued to teach Hebrew in the Prima and Obersekunda classes. On the occasion of his 50th anniversary in office on January 5, 1886, he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Friedland. Already in 1857 he was on the faculty of philosophy of the University of Rostock for honorary doctorates been appointed and new year 1863 was the Grand Duke him Friedrich Wilhelm of Mecklenburg-Strelitz awarded the title of professor. He conducted extensive correspondence with Franz Volkmar Fritzsche , professor of philology at the University of Rostock, the theologian Emil Kautzsch , professor at the University of Halle , the poet Emanuel Geibel and the archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann .

August Dühr died of a stroke at the age of 90 . From two marriages he left five children, three sons and two daughters.

Dühr was the author of numerous writings. An anthology with 65 occasional poems by him appeared early on, including a triglottis , the translation of the Luther song Receive us, Lord, at your word in Latin, Greek and Hebrew. In 1842 he published the Metric Translation of the first five satires of Persius , in 1847 Persii satira sexta Germanicis versibus reddita; accedit diss. de discrimine quod intercedit inter satiram Persianam et Horatianam as well as 1852 and 1859 two-part remarks on Hirzel's French grammar , all of which appeared in school programs at the Friedländer Gymnasium

In 1855 Dühr published laws for two and four chess and in 1859 An Alexander v. Humboldt, the Nestor and Prince of Natural Scientists . A year later his chess poems of old and new appeared . Also in the Friedländer Gymnasium's program, La nobla Leyczon appeared in ancient Provencal in 1869 , which he translated and provided with etymological notes, as well as in 1878 on the accentuation of Krasis in Greek and in 1883 Geibel's Idyll Eutin. Translated into ancient Greek . In 1884 he published his biography about Jakob Heussi, memories from his life , a former colleague, physicist and vice principal at Parchim high school. His last works were in 1885 on metrics and rhythm and in 1888 Hermann and Dorothea . Translated into ancient Greek by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe .

Publications (selection)

  • Metric translation of the first five satires of Persius. Friedland 1842.
  • Persii Satira sexta Germanicis versibus reddita; accedit diss. de discrimine quod intercedit inter satiram Persianam et Horatianam. Friedland 1847.
  • Comments on Hirzel's French grammar. two parts, Friedland 1852 and 1859.
  • Laws for two and four chess. Friedland 1855.
  • To Alexander v. Humboldt , the Nestor and Prince of Natural Scientists. Berlin 1859.
  • Chess poems of old and new times. Friedland 1860.
  • Miscellaneam. Friedland 1865.
  • La nobla Leyczon (old Provençal) and translation together with mostly etymological notes. Friedland 1869.
  • De deo ex machina Euripideo. Stendal 1875. ( digitized )
  • About the accentuation of Krasis in Greek. Friedland 1878.
  • Edyllion Emanuelis Geibelii Eutinum. Friedland 1883. ( digitized )
  • Dr. Jakob Heussi. Weiland Conrector at the Grand Ducal Friedrich-Franz-Gymnasium in Parchim. Memories from his life. Leipzig 1884.
  • About metrics and rhythm. Friedland 1885.
  • On the theory of the position of the French adjective. Stendal 1890.
  • Hermann and Dorothea. Translated into ancient Greek. Gotha 1888.

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SURNAME Dühr, August
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dühr, August Gustav Friedrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philologist and high school professor
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1806
PLACE OF BIRTH Stargard
DATE OF DEATH September 5, 1896
Place of death Friedland