Carl Friedrich Meyer (geographer)
Carl Friedrich Meyer (born December 17, 1840 in Quedlinburg , † October 12, 1904 in Stettin ) was a German geographer, local researcher and high school teacher. He was particularly dedicated to the Buchheide near Stettin and was therefore also called Buchheide-Meyer .
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Carl Friedrich Meyer was the son of a vinegar manufacturer. He attended grammar school in his hometown of Quedlinburg until 1860 , after which he studied history and geography at the University of Halle . In 1864 he passed the teacher examination and went to the Friedrich Wilhelm School in Stettin , where he was to work for forty years.
He created maps for teaching purposes and organized hikes in the vicinity of Szczecin for his students. Carl Friedrich Meyer dealt with historical and geographical research on Szczecin and the surrounding area, in particular with the study of historical maps of Pomerania. He published the results in the annual report of the Geography Association in Stettin , in the monthly papers published by the Society for Pomeranian History, Archeology and Art , and in the programs of his Friedrich Wilhelm School.
Carl Friedrich Meyer was a member of the Geography Association in Stettin and its secretary. He gave lectures on the local history of Szczecin, in particular on the Buchheide .
On May 3, 1889, Carl Friedrich Meyer founded the Buchheide Association together with thirty other lovers of the Buchheide, was elected chairman and held the post for life. Hiking routes were marked out in the Buchheide, and stairs were built at steep places. Lookout points and playgrounds were created. He also arranged favorable connections between Szczecin and Buchheide from the railway administration.
Carl Friedrich Meyer was buried in the main cemetery in Szczecin . The following year, the Buchheide Association erected a memorial to its honorary chairman on the Holy Mountain with a relief, a work by the sculptor Ludwig Manzel (1858–1936). The relief was smashed after 1945 and the rubble buried on site.
Fonts (selection)
- The Lubin card. In: Annual report of the Geography Association in Stettin . 1883-1885, pp. 13-19.
- Szczecin during the Swedish times. City, fortress and surroundings at the end of the 17th century with special consideration of the siege of 1677. With a map and two plans. Ewald Gentzsohn, Stettin 1886.
- Explanation of the image of Alten-Stettin v. J. 1625. In addition the plans from 1631 and 1693. Wilh. Prutz, [Stettin 1887].
- Festschrift for the bicentennial jubilee of the Young Merchants Association (formerly the Schützen-Companie der Handlungsdiener) in Stettin in June 1887. Stettin 1887.
- Friedrichswalde. In: monthly sheets . Vol. 2, 1888, pp. 129-133.
- The Buchheide near Stettin. After measuring table sheets of the Royal. Land recording. Along with a practical guide. Hermann Saran, Stettin [1889] (4th edition Stettin 1894).
- The Buchheide. In: memorial sheets to celebrate its tenth anniversary and the fiftieth anniversary of the Friedrich Wilhelm School. Edited by the Association of Former Students of the Friedrich Wilhelm School. H. Dannenberg, Stettin 1890.
- The area around Szczecin. Hermann Saran, Stettin 1892.
- The properties of the City of Stettin House Stettin, Lübeck 2004.
literature
- Meyer Carl Friedrich. The Buchheide-Meyer. In: Our Pommerland . Vol. 14, 1929, pp. 228-230.
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| SURNAME | Meyer, Carl Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Buchheide-Meyer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geographer, local researcher and high school teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quedlinburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1904 |
| Place of death | Szczecin |