Christian Heinrich Groskurd
Christian Heinrich Groskurd (born June 2, 1747 in Hullersen , † February 7, 1806 in Stralsund ) was a German educator .
Life
He was the older son of the pastor of Hullersen near Einbeck. His father gave him a thorough education. From 1767 to 1770 he studied philology in Göttingen , among others with Christian Gottlob Heyne . In 1770 he got a job as a sub-rector at the Stockholm Lyceum . There he learned the Swedish language . In 1775 he was vice-principal on which the former St. Catherine's Dominican monastery housed gymnasium Stralsund . After the death of the rector Carl Gotthelf Unger , Groskurd took over this office in 1779. One of his students was Ernst Moritz Arndt , who dedicated the work “The Stork and His Family” published in 1804 to him (and two other teachers). He wrote some pedagogical works and translated some works from Swedish into German. After he became seriously ill, he abdicated in 1804. He died on February 7, 1806.
Christian Heinrich Groskurd was married and had six children. His younger brother Christoph Gottlieb Groskurd attended the Stralsund grammar school, which is under the direction of his older brother.
Groskurd donated numerous works to the library of the grammar school, some with handwritten dedications and his handwritten notes, including Johann Christoph Gottsched's attempt at critical poetry for the Germans in 1737 and Philip Johan von Strahlberg's Das Nord- und Ostliche Part von Europa und Asia, in so This includes the whole of the Russian Empire with Siberia and the great Tatarey , Stockholm 1730. Held by the Stralsund City Archives since 1945 , these volumes appeared in second-hand bookshops in 2012 after the City of Stralsund had sold the high school library.
Works (selection)
- Thoughts about a school's most non-profit organization. Stockholm 1771
- School book for the first beginner. Stockholm 1775
- About the flaws in preparing young people to preach. Stralsund 1785
- History of the Swedish translation of the Bible.
Translations from Swedish
- Jakob Jonas Björnståhl : Letters. 1777-1783
- Anders Sparrman : Journey to the Promontory of Good Hope. 1784
- Carl Peter Thunberg : Journey through Europe, Africa and Japan. 1792-1794
literature
- Theodor Pyl : Groskurd, Christian Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 743 f.
- Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. The dictionary of persons . Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 2011, ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6 , p. 3563 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Reference to Archivalia , accessed on November 10, 2012
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Christoph Andreas Büttner |
Rector of the Gymnasium Stralsund 1779 - 1804 |
Adolf Friedrich Furchau |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Groskurd, Christian Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German educator and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1747 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hullersen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 1806 |
| Place of death | Stralsund |