Ernst Johann Groth
Ernst Johann Groth (born August 15, 1859 in Lauenburg in Pomerania , † August 13, 1936 in Leipzig ) was a German writer, educator and school director. From 1898 he was co-editor of the magazine Die Grenzboten .
Life
Ernst Johann Groth was born on August 15, 1859 in Lauenburg in Pomerania . He studied history and modern languages at the universities in Greifswald , Berlin and Paris . In 1883 he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD. Groth took up the profession of teacher. He first worked as a teacher in his hometown of Lauenburg, then from 1885 at the teachers' seminar in Gdansk . In 1891 he became senior teacher at the municipal high school for girls in Leipzig, in 1901 professor there and in 1907 senior director of studies at the high school for girls at today's Gaudigplatz, which was later renamed the Goethe School. He died in Leipzig in 1936 and was buried in the city's southern cemetery.
As a writer, Groth published short stories, short stories and “dramatic images of culture”. From 1888 Groth worked on the national-liberal magazine Die Grenzbote , in 1898 he became its editor together with Johann Grunow .
Works (selection)
- Stormy times. 1895.
- Roswitha von Gandersheim. Dramatic cultural image in two acts. Grunow, Leipzig 1901.
- The cowhide and other stories. Publisher of the German Poets' Memorial Foundation, Hamburg 1908.
- Theano. A dramatic picture from the life of women in ancient times. Reclam's Universal Library , No. 6389. Philipp Reclam jun., Leipzig 1923.
literature
- Fritz Raeck: Pomeranian literature. Samples and dates. Pommerscher Zentralverband, Hamburg 1969, p. 332.
Web links
- Literature by and about Ernst Johann Groth in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Groth, Ernst Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lauenburg in Pomerania |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 1936 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |