Bernhard Heinrich Overberg
created in 1897 by the sculptor Anton Rüller
Bernhard Heinrich Overberg (also Bernard Heinrich Overberg or Bernard Overberg ; born May 1, 1754 in Voltlage , † November 9, 1826 in Münster ) was a Catholic theologian and educator .
Live and act
Overberg was ordained a priest on December 20, 1779 by Bishop Wilhelm von Alhaus and in 1783 appointed by Vicar General Franz Freiherr von Fürstenberg as head of the normal school in Münster , where he held courses for teachers. As a teacher of the teachers, he thus shaped the level of education in Münster and Westphalia. In 1809 he was appointed to the reign of the seminary and in 1816 to the consistorial and school council. In 1818 he received the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, 3rd class. In 1823 he became an honorary member of the cathedral chapter .
Overberg became known through the “General School Ordinance for the Münsterland” of September 3, 1801, which was exemplary for its time. In it, he recommended classroom discussions instead of just memorization. From 1789 Overberg was the pastor of Amalie von Gallitzin until her death in 1806. His pedagogy was also followed by the education of the poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff and her siblings.
Numerous schools and educational institutions are named after Overberg. B. the Overberg-Kolleg in Münster, as well as numerous roads throughout Germany. Josef Annegarn was one of his important students .
On the occasion of Bernhard Heinrich Overberg's 250th birthday, numerous events took place in Voltlage in 2004 . Bishop Franz-Josef Bode from Osnabrück celebrated the closing mass of this festival year . Overberg was also dean and pastor of Liebfrauen-Überwasser . His grave has been in the choir of the Überwasserkirche in Münster since 1902.
Works
- Instructions for the appropriate school lessons for the school teachers in the Hochstifte Münster. Münster 1797 ( ULB Münster )
- About the fashions: conversation of a teacher with her older retirees, along with some remarks. Münster 1807 ( ULB Münster )
literature
- Alwin Hanschmidt: Overberg, Bernard Heinrich. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-428-00200-8 , p. 727 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Alwin Hanschmidt (ed.): Elementary school conditions in the Niederstift Münster in the 18th century. Bernard Overberg's school visit protocols for the offices of Meppen, Cloppenburg and Vechta 1783/84 . Aschendorff, Münster 2000, ISBN 3-402-06805-2 .
- Gundolf Kraemer: Bernard Overberg. Religious Education between Enlightenment and Romanticism . Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2001, ISBN 3-631-38391-6 .
- Karl Josef Lesch : Bernhard Heinrich Overberg. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 6, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-044-1 , Sp. 1392-1394.
- Meinolf Peters (Hrsg.): School reform in the Principality of Münster in the late 18th century . Ibbenbürener Vereindruckerei, Ibbenbüren 1992, ISBN 3-921290-63-5 .
- Joseph Reinermann: Bernard Overberg [...] in his life and work. Münster 1829 (Online: ULB Münster )
- Franz Heinrich Reusch : Overberg, Bernard . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, pp. 14-17.
Web links
- Literature by and about Bernhard Heinrich Overberg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Bernhard Heinrich Overberg in the German Digital Library
- Bernard Heinrich Overberg in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
- Online biography of Bernhard Heinrich Overberg
- Norbert Grasbon on the 250th birthday of Bernhard Overberg ( Memento from October 28, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Overberg, Bernhard Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Overberg, Bernard Heinrich; Overberg, Bernard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian and educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1754 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Voltage |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 1826 |
| Place of death | Muenster |