Emil von Borries
Emil von Borries (full name Emil Julius Ludwig Wilhelm von Borries , born June 9, 1859 in Niederweis in the Eifel , † July 16, 1922 in Meersburg on Lake Constance ) was a German local historian and teacher.
Emil von Borries attended the Joachimsthalsche Gymnasium in Berlin and studied history, geography and classical philology at the universities of Berlin and Strasbourg from 1877 to 1881 . After graduation (1882) he worked in the Alsatian school service. He completed his probationary year at the grammar school in Metz and at the secondary school in Rappoltsweiler . At Easter 1883 he moved to the trade school in Mulhouse , in autumn 1884 to the new secondary school in Strasbourg, where he has been teaching ever since.
In Strasbourg von Borries dealt extensively with local history since ancient times. As a German patriot, in addition to local historical studies, he also presented program publications on Germanness in Alsace . After the end of the First World War , like all German citizens, he was expelled from Strasbourg. He spent his twilight years in Meersburg on Lake Constance .
Fonts (selection)
- The first stage of the i-umlauts in Germanic . Strasbourg 1887 (dissertation)
- The Alemannic Battle of 357 AD and its location . Strasbourg 1892 (school program)
- History of the city of Strasbourg . Strasbourg 1909
- The role of Alsace and Lorraine in the negotiations of 1814 and 1815 . Strasbourg 1914
- Edited by: German Poetry in Alsace from 1815 to 1870. A selection . Strasbourg 1916
- The German soul of Alsace . Basel 1918
- Iulianos 26. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume X, 1, Stuttgart 1918, Col. 26-91.
- Wimpfeling and Murner in the struggle for the older history of Alsace. A contribution to the characteristics of early German humanism . Heidelberg 1926
literature
- German biographical yearbook . Volume 4 (1922), Stuttgart a. a. 1929, p. 350
- Franz Kössler: Personal dictionary of teachers of the 19th century. Band Baack - Buzello. Preliminary publication, Giessen 2008 (PDF; 10.8 MB)
Web links
- Literature by Emil von Borries in the catalog of the German National Library
- Genealogical information about Emil von Borries
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Borries, Emil von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Borries, Emil Julius Ludwig Wilhelm von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German local historian and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Niederweis |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1922 |
| Place of death | Meersburg |