Carl Schmelzer

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Cover illustration of the "New Shield Citizens" published under a pseudonym by Schmelz

Carl Heinrich Theodor Schmelzer (born April 18, 1834 in Berlin ; † October 6, 1898 in Zehlendorf , Schlachtensee ) was a German educator, politician and writer. (Pseudonym: Gottlieb Pfannekuchen)

Life

Carl Schmelzer attended high school in Halberstadt and studied history and classical philology in Berlin and Halle. In 1855 he became a member of the Corps Normannia Berlin . In 1856 he joined the Corps Borussia Halle . From July 1, 1861 to Easter 1865, he was vice principal of the Wilhelmsschule in Wolgast , and he was also a teacher at the secondary schools in Torgau and Guben , where he worked until 1869. In that year he was appointed director of the grammar school and secondary school 1st order in Prenzlau . On April 24, 1876, he was appointed director of the high school in Hamm in Westphalia . He retired at Easter 1895 because of a throat ailment and from then on lived in seclusion in Schlachtensee near Berlin. Between 1873 and 1876 he was a member of the Prussian House of Representatives in the constituency of Potsdam 3 (Prenzlau-Angermünde) for the national-liberal party. From 1888 to 1891 he was a member of the constituency Arnsberg 6 (Hamm, Soest). He published scientific, political and satirical writings. Johannes Trojan testifies that Schmelzer published the text Die neue Schildbürger under the pseudonym Gottlieb Pfannekuchen in 1895 and that he had made contributions to Kladderadatsch for many years , among other things. a. let him write the anti-Jesuit Novae epistolae obscurorum virorum in Latin .

Works (selection)

  • What does the unification of Northern Germany mean? 3 lectures. about the share of the North Germans in the history of the entire fatherland. Ehrlich, Guben 1867
  • The overburdening on the higher educational institutions. Letters to my long friend Jonathan, old and young for good and good. Ehrlich, Leipzig 1878
  • Studies in oratory. 1: Commentaries on Plato's Phaedrus, Demosthenes' Olynthian speeches and Luther's first speech against the iconoclasts. König, Guben 1869
  • Plato's selected dialogues. Explained by C. Schmelzer. 9 volumes. Weidmann, Berlin 1882–1884
  • From the higher education system. A word to parents. Bädeker, Essen 1882
  • A defense of Plato. M. Cohen & Son, Bonn 1885
  • Educational essays. A proposal for school reform. Voigtländer, Leipzig 1890
  • German reading book for the lower classes of higher schools. Compiled by Carl Schmelzer in Hamm. 3 volumes. Hoffmann, Berlin 1894
  • The new shield citizens. From Gottlieb pancakes. Hoffmann, Berlin 1895

literature

  • Festschrift to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Royal High School in Hamm iW , Hamm 1907, pp. 168–169.
  • Festschrift for the 300th anniversary of the state high school in Hamm 1657–1957 , Hamm 1957, p. 299.
  • Bernhard Mann: Biographical Handbook for the Prussian House of Representatives 1867-1918 . Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, p. 343
  • Obituary: National-Zeitung , October 8, 1898, evening edition, p. 3
  • Johannes Trojan : Biographical supplements in: National-Zeitung , October 11, 1898, morning edition, 2nd supplement, p. 1

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 13 , 32
  2. ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 96 , 155
  3. ↑ Bernhard Mann : Biographical Handbook for the Prussian House of Representatives 1867-1918 (= Handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 .
  4. ^ Johannes Trojan : Karl Schmelzer. In: National-Zeitung , October 11, 1898, morning edition, 2nd supplement, p. 1.

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personal data
SURNAME Schmelzer, Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmelzer, Carl Heinrich Theodor; Pancake, Gottlieb (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German educator, politician and writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH October 6, 1898
Place of death Schlachtensee