Bruno Klaus
Anton Bruno Klaus (born October 15, 1848 in Ottenbach ; † October 9, 1915 in Schwäbisch Gmünd ) was a German teacher, local researcher and member of the state parliament.
Life
Bruno Klaus was the son of a Catholic elementary school teacher who was transferred to Straßdorf (today a district of Schwäbisch Gmünd) in 1852 . Bruno Klaus attended primary school there and then the Latin school in Gmünd for three years. From 1863 he was a student at the Königlich Württembergisches Gymnasium in Rottweil . After studying theology in Tübingen , he decided on a teaching career. From 1870 until his retirement (1912) he worked as a high school teacher in Schwäbisch Gmünd for a full 42 years.
In 1871 Klaus received his doctorate in philosophy , in 1874 he completed the professorial examination with top marks. In 1876 he was appointed head of the Reallyzeum, which in 1896, thanks to his commitment, became a Realgymnasium. In 1904 he was able to inaugurate the new building that is still standing today (today Parler Gymnasium).
After the death of the deputy Johann Nepomuk Miller in 1883, he represented from 1884 to 1896 the district Gmünd in Württemberg state parliament , first for the state party , in 1895 he joined the newly founded the National Association Center at. After Klaus lost the runoff election against the Ottenbach pastor Alfons Schwarz in 1896 , he finally retired from politics in 1900 after losing the runoff election against Alfred Rembold .
Klaus was also an honorary member of the Liederkranz, the Catholic Journeyman's Association, the Veteran's Association and chairman of the private secondary school for girls .
Klaus was married to the Protestant Sophie Härdtäg (1847–1899) from Strasbourg . The marriage had four sons and one daughter.
Klaus suffered from a chronic heart condition and the consequences of a stroke that led to his death at the age of almost 67. On October 12, 1915, the person who had died three days earlier was buried in the Leonhard Cemetery with great sympathy from the population .
His grandson Julius Klaus was Lord Mayor of Schwäbisch Gmünd from 1957 to 1965 .
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Klaus wrote numerous, in some cases extensive, essays on the history of Schwäbisch Gmünd, which were recognized for their proximity to the sources.
Honors
On September 18, 1901, the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd awarded him honorary citizenship "for 25 years as rector of the former Reallyzeum and later Realgymnasium and in recognition of his services to research into the city's history" .
As early as 1889, Klaus was awarded the jubilee medal on the 25th anniversary of King Karl's reign . In 1900 he received the Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Friedrich Order and in 1910 the Knight's Cross of the Württemberg Crown .
In 1958, by resolution of the Schwäbisch Gmünd municipal council, Olgastraße was renamed Rektor-Klaus-Straße to “honorary citizen Rector Dr. Bruno Klaus [to honor], who at the turn of the century promoted the development of the Gmünder high schools as well as the trade schools, and who worked as a member of parliament beyond the local district .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Quoted from Die Ehrenbürger der Stadt . In: 800 years city of Schwäbisch Gmünd , Schwäbisch Gmünd 1962.
- ↑ "For 25 years as rector of the former Reallyzeum and later Realgymnasium, in recognition of the varied and great merits, especially in the expansion of the Reallyzeum into a Realgymnasium, as well as for the promotion of trade schools and research into the history of the city", according to the Schwäbisch City Archives Gmünd, local council minutes of June 27, 1901.
- ↑ Gmünder Stadtchronik . In: »unicorn. Illustrated magazine for cultivating the idea of home in the city and district of Schwäbisch Gmünd ”, April 1958, issue 28, p. 79
literature
- Bernhard Kraus: Excellent people from Gmünd . In: Gmünder Heimatblätter 3 (1930), here p. 6f
- Otto Weitmann: In memory of grammar school rector Dr. Bruno Klaus . In: Gmünder Heimatblätter 19 (1958), pp. 41–43 (with picture)
- Frank Raberg : Biographical handbook of the Württemberg state parliament members 1815-1933 . On behalf of the Commission for Historical Regional Studies in Baden-Württemberg. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-17-016604-2 , p. 443 .
- Werner Debler : Bruno Klaus (1848-1915) . In: Under the stone. Lauterner Schriften , Vol. 14 Heimatforscher from the Schwäbisch Gmünd area , Schwäbisch Gmünd 2009, Einhorn-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-936373-50-9
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klaus, Bruno |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klaus, Anton Bruno |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teacher, local researcher and member of the state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ottenbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1915 |
| Place of death | Schwäbisch Gmünd |