August Ludwig

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Grave of August Ludwig in the north cemetery (Jena)

August Ludwig (born July 9, 1867 in Hochdorf near Blankenhain ; † July 5, 1951 in Jena ) was a German Protestant pastor , bee researcher and dialect poet.

Life

Ludwig grew up in Hochdorf and graduated from high school in Weimar . He then studied Protestant theology and became vicar of the Thuringian Evangelical Church . During his studies in 1887 he became a member of the St. Pauli Jena singers . After his ordination he became a pastor in Taubach near Weimar. In addition to his pastoral work, he was interested in the Ilm-Thuringian dialect, which he listened to people on his parish visits. He let himself be told many anecdotes and "little snarlers" from his fellow citizens and published them for the first time in 1922 in the volume "Wie die Alten sungen".

Ludwig also became known through his beekeeping activities . In order to pursue it more intensively, he retired at the age of 49. In 1916, Ludwig was allowed to set up a university apiary with 40 to 50 colonies in the Grießbach'schen Garten in Jena . There he held lectures on apiculture for students for 30 years, i.e. 60 semesters . In addition, there were his annual Whitsun and summer courses, in which he often taught up to 300 beekeepers from all over Germany. The beekeepers were trained in theory and practice at the apiary. In 1925, after Gerstung's death, he took over the editorial management of " German Beekeeping in Theory and Practice ".

Ludwig was married to Marie Sonnebrodt (1869–1914) for the first time. The two had eight sons. After the early death of his wife, Ludwig probably married her younger sister, Anna Berta Sonnebrodt (1870–1945).

Publications

  • Our bees , Berlin: Pfenningstorff, [1937], 4th ed.
  • Am Bienenstand , Berlin: Pfenningstorff, [1970], 15th ed.
  • Modern queen breeding , Berlin: Pfenningstorff, [1962], 4th ed.
  • The honeybee , Wittenberg Lutherstadt: Ziemsen, 1958, 3rd, new work. Ed.
  • With us derheeme , Jena: [City administration] Dept. Volksbildung, [1957]
  • Nonsense cake and muskräppelchen , Leipzig: Hofmeister VEB, 1956
  • The honey bee (Apis millifica L.) , Leipzig: Geest & Portig, 1952, 2., neubearb. Ed. By Johannes Otto Hüsing
  • Modern queen breeding , Radebeul: Neumann, 1948
  • Bee sting and other Thuringian food , Jena: Neuenhahn, 1938
  • The Gerstung storage hive [with double bottom] , Oßmannstedt: Dt. Beekeeping Central, Edgar Gerstung, 1937
  • The bees and their breeding . Ferdinand Gerstung. Reprint of the 7th and last edition from 1926. Buschhausen, Herten 1st edition 2019. ISBN 978-3-946030-51-5
  • Muskräppelchen among others , Jena: Neuenhahn, 1934
  • Poppy seed cake and other Thuringian dishes , Jena: Neuenhahn, 1932
  • So move there , Jena: Neuenhahn, 1932, 2nd ed.
  • Zöppelkuchen including Thuringian dishes , Jena: G. Neuenhahn, [1930]
  • Snarling and purring , Weimar: L. Thelemann, [1928]
  • Schnitzer und Schnippchen , Weimar: L. Thelemann, [1928]
  • Spackkuchen including Thuringian food , Jena: G. Neuenhahn, 1928
  • Quatschgenkuchen including Thuringian food , Jena: G. Neuenhahn, 1927
  • As the ancients sung ... , Weimar: A. Duncker, [1922]
  • Honey advertising sheet , Berlin: F. Pfenningstorff, undated

Secondary literature

  • Gernot Bischoff: Hemdenwechsel , Norderstedt: Books on Demand, 2008.
  • Renate Häselbarth: Ferdinand Gerstung and August Ludwig. Thuringian pastors and bee fathers , in: From bees and bees. The German Bee Museum Weimar (anniversary publication for the 100th anniversary of the German Bee Museum Weimar), Weimar 2007, pp. 11–16.
  • Erwin J. Hentschel : Prof. August Ludwig and Dr. hc Ferdinand Gerstung. Two Thuringian bee pastors and their gardens , in: Publications of the Natural History Museum Erfurt, Volume 24 (2005), pp. 55–65.
  • Otto Gutheil: August Ludwig , in: Blankenhain yesterday, today, tomorrow. Lines of development of a lovable small town and its surrounding area , self-published by Schloßverein Blankenhain 2002, pp. 234–236.

Web links

Commons : August Ludwig  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paul Meißner (Ed.): Alt-Herren-Directory of the German Singers. Leipzig 1934, p. 218.
  2. ↑ http://webuser.uni-weimar.de/~hielsch1/klein_aber_internet/Bienenmuseum/imker.html
personal data
SURNAME Ludwig, August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Protestant pastor, German beekeeper, dialect poet
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Hochdorf
DATE OF DEATH 5th July 1951
Place of death Jena