Eugene Gaus
Eugen Gaus (born April 28, 1850 in Fridingen an der Donau , † April 30, 1934 in Heidenheim an der Brenz ) was a local teacher and honorary citizen of the city of Heidenheim an der Brenz.
Live and act
After finishing his studies, when he became a member of the Stuttgart fraternity Ghibellinia , Gaus became a teacher in Weil der Stadt in 1872 . In 1879 he was appointed rector of the secondary school in Ehingen an der Donau . Significant excavations and research in the field of local history and antiquity as well as geological research, to which the cement works Ehingen owes its establishment, are consequences of his Ehingen time.
He continued all this work in Heidenheim an der Brenz, where he moved in 1897. Eugen Gaus collected antiquities and founded the local history museum on October 1, 1901 in a part of the Hellenstein Castle building . By submitting an application to the Royal Württemberg Domain Directorate, he had ensured that a permanent collection of local and cultural-historical objects could be set up in the historic castle church of Schloss Hellenstein.
Research, especially in the Roman-Alemannic epoch, was followed by geological research in the Steinheim Basin , the Nattheim coral area and the Nördlinger Ries . Until 1930 Eugen Gaus was also active in archaeological research by excavating the Spitzbubenhöhle in the south of the Eselsburger valley .
The Hellenstein-Gymnasium , where Professor Eugen Gaus was a teacher until 1919, had a recognized teacher in him.
Research by Eugen Gaus also led to the discovery of marl deposits in Mergelstetten . Eugen Gaus was active in various associations; Among other things, he was chairman of the Heimat- und Altertumsverein and the beautification club, and for twenty years he was also Gauobmann of the Swabian Alb Club and chairman of the Folk Art Association. Eugen Gaus died in Heidenheim on April 30, 1934.
Awards and honors
In addition to various awards and honors, Eugen Gaus was awarded the Golden Medal for Art and Science in 1904. On August 16, 1922 he became an honorary citizen of the city of Heidenheim.
In April 1927 an Eugen Gaus oak was planted in the castle courtyard on the Hellenstein . Two years later, while he was still alive, a street in Heidenheim was named after him. He is also the name giver for the Eugen-Gaus-Realschule in Heidenheim to this day. The grave of honor is located in the Totenberg cemetery in Heidenheim near the Peterskapelle.
Works (selection)
- Eugen Gaus, guide through Heidenheim and its surroundings , 1906
- Eugen Gaus, Heidenheim and its surroundings , 1922
- Eugen Gaus, memorial to Heinrich Voelter , paper manufacturer from Heidenheim a. Brenz on his 100th birthday on January 1, 1917
Individual evidence
- ^ Well-known Ghibellines - Stuttgarter Burschenschaft Ghibellinia . In: Stuttgarter Burschenschaft Ghibellinia . ( ghibellinen.de [accessed November 1, 2017]).
- ↑ Who was actually ... Eugen Gaus? , accessed June 15, 2017
- ^ Ice Age archeology on the Swabian Alb. The sites in the Ach and Lone Valley and in their surroundings , ed. by Nicholas J. Conard , Michael Bolus, Ewa Dutkiewicz and Sibylle Wolf, Kerns Verlag Tübingen, 2015, p. 227, ISBN 978-3-935751-24-7
- ↑ History of the Eugen-Gaus-Realschule with a life picture of Eugen Gaus ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 15, 2017
- ^ Idylle Totenberg - Graves of honor on the Totenberg in Heidenheim , accessed on June 15, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gaus, Eugene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teacher and local researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fridingen on the Danube |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1934 |
| Place of death | Heidenheim an der Brenz |