Carl Gottlob Reich
Carl Gottlob Reich (born October 17, 1782 in Waldheim , † April 20, 1852 in Leipzig ) was a German teacher for the deaf and dumb and director of the Leipzig Institute for the deaf and dumb for 23 years .
Life
Carl Gottlob Reich grew up in a destitute family with ten children. That is the reason why he could only attend school when he was 14 years old. At the age of 25, he began studying theology at the University of Leipzig in 1807 . At the Leipzig Institute for the Deaf and Mute , the first state school for the deaf and dumb in Germany, he accepted a position as an assistant teacher in 1810 and became the first teacher two years later. He obtained his master's degree from the University of Wittenberg . When the deputy director (co-director) of the school for the deaf and mute retired in 1815, Reich received this position.
At the facility he met Amalie Regina Heinicke (1783–1843), the daughter of the director Anna Catharina Elisabeth Heinicke (1757–1840) and the founder of the school, Samuel Heinicke (1727–1790), who had since died . The couple married in 1816. The marriage produced a son and a daughter.
In 1822 the school moved into its own house thanks to a foundation. 38 students were taught in four classes according to the principle of the founder of the school: no class over 10 students. In the year of the school's 50th anniversary, 1828, and the 50 years of activity at it (38 years as director), Ms. Heinicke submitted her retirement, which was granted on January 1, 1829. On that day Carl Gottlob Reich became director. His paper on the situation of the deaf-mute education and the history of the Leipzig School was published for the 50th anniversary. In other writings he dealt with the methodology and organizational issues of education for the deaf and dumb.
In 1835, Reich was awarded the Saxon Order of Civil Merit by the Saxon King . During his tenure in 1840, the city of Leipzig built a new building for the deaf-mute institute. When he asked for retirement in 1850, Gotthelf August Eichler (1821-1896) was appointed co-director, who succeeded him after his death in 1852. In 1854, a memorial for Reich was erected in the garden of the school. It was erected with donations from former students but was lost when the school moved again.
Fonts
- Carl Gottlob Reich: Looks at the education for the deaf and dumb and news about the institution for the deaf and dumb in Leipzig . Voss, Leipzig 1828. (online)
- Carl Gottlob Reich: The first lesson for the deaf and mute . Voss, Leipzig 1834.
- Carl Gottlob Reich: Urgent wishes for our deaf and mute before and after their school days . Teubner, Leipzig 1844.
Web links
- Reich, Carl Gottlob. In: Waldheim personalities. Retrieved June 25, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anna Catharina Elisabeth Heinicke, b. Kludt. In: Website Leipzig. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reich, Carl Gottlob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German deaf-mute teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1782 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waldheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1852 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |