Bernhard Gerth

Bernhard Gerth (born April 5, 1844 in Dresden , † February 1, 1911 in Leipzig ) was a German classical philologist and grammar school director.

Life

Bernhard Gerth, the son of master shoemaker Christian Friedrich Gerth, attended a district school in Dresden and then studied at a private teacher training seminar. At Easter 1862 he went to the Kreuzschule in Dresden to acquire the general university entrance qualification. After graduation (1865) he went to the University of Leipzig , where he studied classical philology (especially with Georg Curtius ). On December 5, 1868, Gerth was awarded a PhD with a dissertation on the literary dialects of Greek tragedy. phil. PhD . On March 13, 1869, Gerth passed the teaching examination. As early as April 6, 1869, he became the fourth teacher at the Nikolaischule (leaving the probationary year)employed in Leipzig. Gerth taught there in particular Latin and Greek grammar in the lower classes, which also benefited his academic work: Gerth supported his academic teacher Georg Curtius in the processing of a Greek school grammar that appeared in 1873.

At the same time, Gerth was planning a research trip to the Mediterranean (Italy, Greece, Asia Minor), for which he received leave until Easter 1874. He was offered a call to the newly founded Royal High School in Dresden-Neustadt , to which he changed as a senior teacher at Easter 1874. In 1878 he received the title of professor. On October 1, 1889, he moved to the grammar school in Zwickau , where he was appointed rector two years later. On October 1, 1901, Gerth moved to the König-Albert-Gymnasium in Leipzig as rector , where he worked until the end of his life. From 1902 he took part under Johannes Ilberg in the editing of the New Yearbooks for classical antiquity, history and German literature and for pedagogy , in which he edited the pedagogical section. In recognition of his services, Gerth was appointed senior teacher by the Saxon government.

Bernhard Gerth's grave in the Trinity Cemetery in Dresden

Gerth continued his scientific studies throughout his career. His greatest work is the revision of the comprehensive grammar of the Greek language by Raphael Kühner , which he undertook together with Friedrich Blass . Pale worked on the theory of sounds and forms, Gerth on the theory of sentences in two parts. In this arrangement (3rd edition, Hanover 1898–1904) the work known as "Kühner-Gerth" is still used today. As a purely descriptive grammar, it represents a unique collection of material for the syntax of the Greek language. Gerth died in Leipzig in 1911 and was buried in the Trinity cemetery in Dresden.

Fonts (selection)

• Quaestiones de Graecae tragoediae dialecto . Leipzig 1868 (dissertation)
• Critical grammar on Greek modus theory . Dresden 1878 (school program)
• Revision: Detailed grammar of the Greek language by Dr. Raphael Kühner. Second part: sentence theory . 3rd edition in 2 volumes, Hanover 1898–1904

literature

• Wilhelm Pökel : Philological writer's lexicon . Leipzig 1882, p. 93.
• Ernst Bischoff : The teaching staff of the Nicolaigymnasium in Leipzig 1816–1896 / 97: Biographical-bibliographical contributions to school history . Leipzig 1897, p. 30.
• Ernst Wilhelm Lehmann: Commemorative speech for the late rector, senior teacher Dr. Bernhard Gerth, died February 1, 1911 . In: Annual report of the König-Albert-Gymnasium in Leipzig on the school year from Easter 1910 to Easter 1911 . Leipzig 1911, pp. 10-13.
• Gerhard Baader :  Gerth, Friedrich Bernhard. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 332 ( digitized version ).

Footnotes

1. ^ Johannes Traugott Jacob: The royal high school in Dresden-Neustadt. 1874-1899 . HB Schulze, Dresden 1899, p. 16 ( digitized version of the SLUB Dresden ).

Web links

Wikisource: Bernhard Gerth  - Sources and full texts

• Literature by Bernhard Gerth in the catalog of the German National Library