Christian Theodor Roth

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Christian Theodor Roth (born March 28, 1766 in Münster , † April 13, 1848 in Friedberg ) was a German educator and specialist author.

Life

Christian Theodor Roth was born as the third of 19 children of pastor Benjamin Roth zu Münster in the county of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. In 1784 he began studying at the University of Giessen , u. a. Philosophy with Andreas Böhm , as well as Protestant theology, church history and dogmatics with Johann Christoph Friedrich Schulz , Johann Georg Rosenmüller , Ludwig Benjamin Ouvrier and Johann Georg Bechtold . He made friends with the later lawyer and private tutor Friedrich Ludwig Gerland and the same age Friedrich Heinrich Christian Schwarz . In 1787 he accepted a position as private tutor in Biedenkopf and in 1789 moved to Frankfurt am Main in the same position . In 1790 he took over the management of a private educational institute in Grünberg for two years . In 1792 he was appointed rector of the Latin School (Augustinian School) in Friedberg and took up residence in the city; in the same year he received his doctorate from the University of Giessen.

In 1817, as director and professor, he took over the management of the newly founded Protestant school teacher seminar in the former castle chancellery next to the southern castle gate in Friedberg, where he taught religion, education, methodology and history. The seminar was initially subordinate to a school commission in the state capital Darmstadt ; from 1825 the supervision of the church and school office in Gießen. In 1835 Roth became a member of the district school commission of the Friedberg district. After he was promoted to high school council in 1837, he retired by ministerial resolution of March 26, 1841. His successor (until 1864) was Wilhelm Curtmann , director of the secondary school in Offenbach am Main . Roth died after a short illness at the age of 82 and was buried in the Friedberg cemetery. The city of Friedberg named Rothweg after him.

Roth wrote textbooks and numerous educational and historical writings. From 1809 he worked for the Jenaische Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung . His particular concerns were, among other things, the improvement of the training and position of elementary school teachers and the restriction of the supervision of the schools by the clergy.

Roth was married to Wilhelmine, née Hoffmann; she died in Bad Salzhausen in 1844 . Of the married couple's numerous children, only their son Wilhelm, who also became a seminary teacher, and one daughter survived Roth.

Memberships and honors

Fonts (selection)

  • Contributions to the history of the Wetterau. Edited by Roth and Schazmann. First issue (that's all that has appeared). With an illuminated view. B. Körner, Frankfurt am Main 1801.
  • Textbook of History for the Upper Classes of Academic Schools, Vol. 1 (1809), Vol. 2 (1811).
  • Textbook and reading book for elementary schools, Vol. 1 (1825), 2 (1839).

literature

  • Friedrich Christian Soldan, in: D. Crößmann (Ed.), Memorandum of the Protestant Predigerseminar zu Friedberg, 1838, pp. 101-105.
  • Heinrich Eduard Scriba: Biographical-literary lexicon of the writers of the Grand Duchy of Hesse in the first quarter of the nineteenth century, 2 volumes, Leske, Darmstadt 1831–1841, no. 4, pp. 610–612.
  • Didaskalia. Leaves for mind, spirit and publicity. Twentieth year 1842, No. 267–269.
  • Intelligence sheet for Upper Hesse in general, the Friedberg district and the neighboring districts in particular. 1842, no.73.
  • D. Matthias: Nekrolog, in: Allgemeine Schulzeitung, No. 107, July 8, 1848, Col. 865–870; No. 108, July 9, 1848, col. 873-877.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ from 1806: Grand Duchy of Hesse, Gießen District, Lich Office
  2. ↑ Walther, "Curtmann, Wilhelm" in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie 4 (1876), pp. 653-654 [online version]; URL: https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd11677469X.html#adbcontent
personal data
SURNAME Roth, Christian Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German educator and specialist author
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1766
PLACE OF BIRTH Muenster
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 1848
Place of death Friedberg