Ernst Horneffer

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Ernst Horneffer (born September 7, 1871 in Stettin , † September 5, 1954 in Iserlohn ) was a German philologist , free religious lecturer, Freemason and philosopher .

Career

Horneffer disseminated his views primarily in lectures that were also published in print. For several decades, dealing with Friedrich Nietzsche was a focus of Horneffer's work. Together with his brother August Horneffer , he entered the Nietzsche archive in 1899 and was co-editor of Nietzsche's published and posthumous writings. After leaving the archive, he publicly criticized its director Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche , under whose aegis no scientifically correct work was possible.

In 1918 he completed his habilitation at the University of Giessen , where he had been professor of philosophy since 1920.

At first he was politically close to free- spirited and liberal currents, but in later years he also represented ethnic ideas. During the time of National Socialist rule, on the one hand, he adapted his literature, and on the other, Horneffer criticized his lectures, which is why his license to teach was revoked in 1937. On February 13, 1948, he received a discharge certificate from the Denazifierungskammer in Iserlohn. He was recognized as a victim of National Socialist persecution.

literature

  • Alfred von Bergh: The new paganism of Dr. Horneffer! A word to our communities on the occasion of the Horneffer Lectures . Lometsch Verlag, Cassel 1906.
  • David M. Hoffmann: On the history of the Nietzsche archive. Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, Fritz Koegel, Rudolf Steiner, Gustav Naumann, Josef Hofmiller; Chronicle, studies and documents . DeGruyter, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-11-013014-9 .
  • August Horneffer: From my Freemason life. Experiences and hints . Akazien-Verlag, Hamburg 1957.
  • Jörg-Peter Jatho: The men of the spirit are happy to bow to the men of power. Ernst Horneffer, on the political biography of the Giessen professor of philosophy, documents and "Commentary on Nietzsche's letters to Overbeck" . Verlag Schmitz, Giessen 1998, ISBN 3-87711-206-4 .
  • Thomas Mittmann:  Horneffer, Ernst. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 21, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-110-3 , Sp. 668-681.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
  • Tina Pfeiffer-Raimund: Dr. Horneffer and his opponents. A critical consideration with special reference to the lecture of Mr. Div.-Pastor v. Bergh . Freyschmidt, Cassel 1906.
  • Ernst Sunkel: Dr. Horneffer and leaving the regional church. A critical consideration and a practical suggestion . Hühn publishing house, Cassel 1906.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jörg-Peter Jatho: "Men of the spirit are happy to bow to the men of power." Ernst Horneffer. On the political biography of the Giessen philosophy professor, Giessen 1998, p. 85

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personal data
SURNAME Horneffer, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philologist , free religious lecturer, freemason and philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Szczecin
DATE OF DEATH 5th September 1954
Place of death Iserlohn