Ernst Wilhelm Richter

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Ernst Wilhelm Richter (* 1802 in Langenau ; † August 12, 1874 in Dresden ) was a Saxon school director, cantor and writer.

Live and act

Richter was born in Langenau as the son of a mountain blacksmith. Between 1831 and 1870 he worked as a teacher in Hainichen , where he was initially appointed rector's substitute in 1831. From 1835 he was rector and organist of Gellert City; 1868 headmaster of the first community school in Hainichen. In addition to his professional activity, he wrote several books, primarily on the geography and history of Saxony, including the three-volume description of the Kingdom of Saxony published in 1846/52 . When he left school in 1870, he was awarded the Cross of Honor of the Albrecht Order .

On June 15, 1886, a bronze plaque with a portrait medallion designed by the Dresden artist Robert Henze was unveiled in his memory .

Works

  • Description of the Kingdom of Saxony: in geographical, statistical and topographical terms, along with historical remarks - for use in schools and homes:
    • Vol. 1: General information about Saxony and the Dresden district directorate. Freiberg: Engelhardt, 1846. ( digitized version )
    • Vol. 2: Zwickau district directorate. Freiberg: Engelhardt, 1846. ( digitized version )
    • Vol. 3: Leipzig and Budissin district directorate district. Freiberg: Engelhardt, 1852. ( digitized version )
  • Saxon History, 1857.
  • Tabular overview of general world history for school use published, 1860.
  • Description of the unveiling and inauguration ceremony of the Gellert monument in Hainischen, 1865.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reinhard Vollhardt : History of the Cantors and Organists from the cities in the Kingdom of Saxony. Berlin: Issleib, 1899, p. 153.
  2. ↑ a b c Gellert Museum Hainichen
  3. ↑ Handbook of Church Statistics for the Kingdom of Saxony, 1868, p. 114. ( digitized version )
personal data
SURNAME Judge, Ernst Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saxon teacher and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH Langenau
DATE OF DEATH August 12, 1874
Place of death Dresden