Ferdinand Schmitz (Author)

Memorial to Dr. Ferdinand Schmitz in the pedestrian zone of Bergisch Gladbach city ​​center

Ferdinand Schmitz (born November 26, 1866 in Oberdollendorf ; † September 5, 1943 in Bergisch Gladbach ) was a German teacher, journalist and local historian.

Life

Ferdinand Schmitz was born as the son of a kit smith and wine grower in Oberdollendorf, which today belongs to the city of Königswinter . In 1888 he passed the final examination at the Royal High School in Bonn. He then studied at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Bonn . He completed his studies in 1893 with a doctorate. He then initially took a private tutor position near Düsseldorf. After two years he switched to the journalist career, first with the Neuss-Grevenbroicher Zeitung , then with the Pfälzische Zeitung in Speyer.

From 1898 until his retirement in 1932 he was a teacher at the higher boys' school, which later became the Progymnasium in Bergisch Gladbach . There he not only taught German, history and geography, but also Latin, Greek and drawing. Schmitz was married to Gertrud Richarz since 1898. Both had two sons and two daughters.

His extensive, written estate is now in the Bergisch Gladbach city archive . It mainly consists of literature on the local history and folklore of his hometown Oberdollendorf and the Siebengebirge, as well as his adopted home Bergisch Gladbach and the history of the local paper industry in the Strundetal.

Honors

• The city of Bergisch Gladbach and the city of Königswinter have dedicated a Ferdinand-Schmitz-Strasse to him.
• A monument in the pedestrian zone shows a bronze bust of him together with other famous personalities of the city of Bergisch Gladbach.

Fonts

• The Neuss war. 1471-1475. According to archival sources. Bonn 1896 (Bonn, Univ., Phil. Diss., 1893).
• According to the files of the Kgl. State Archives in Düsseldorf. , Heider, Berlin et al. 1900.
• Folk things from the Siebengebirge (= On German Folklore. Vol. 5, ZDB -ID 1109513-1 ). Hanstein, Bonn 1901 (Reissued as a facsimile print by Heimatverein Oberdollendorf and Römlinghoven eV on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. Heimatverein Oberdollendorf and Römlinghoven, Königswinter-Oberdollendorf 1981, ISBN 3-9800576-0-7 ).
• Document book of Heisterbach Abbey (= document books of the spiritual foundations of the Lower Rhine. Vol. 2, ZDB -ID 514878-9 ). Droste, Bonn 1908.
• Heisterbach then and now. Heider, Bergisch Gladbach o. J. [around 1920] (reprint. (= Contributions to the history of Oberkassel and its surroundings. Vol. 34). Großjohann, Bonn-Oberkassel 2008).
• The paper mills and papermakers of the Bergisch Strundertal. Lapp, Bergisch Gladbach 1921 (Reprint. Heider-Verl, Bergisch Gladbach 1979, ISBN 3-87314-100-X ).
• The origins of the paper industry in Bergisch Gladbach. Memorial records of the court court at Fronhofe in Berg. Gladbach 1582-1618. sn, Bergisch Gladbach 1922.
• The Mark Dollendorf. Attempt of a historical local history of the villages Oberdollendorf, Römlinghoven, Niederdollendorf, Heisterbacherrott. Heider, Bergisch Gladbach 1925 (new edition. The official director, Oberkassel 1964).
• Bergisch Gladbach (= The construction of "The City". ). Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin 1926.
• Altenberg. (What was the abbey of its time, and what is the cathedral for us?) Lecture given in the Literary Society in Bergisch Gladbach on a hike to Altenberg in August 1923. Heider, Bergisch Gladbach 1927.
• The oldest church book in the Odenthal parish archive (= contributions to the Bergische Heimatgeschichte. Vol. 2, ZDB -ID 1224540-9 ). Heider, Bergisch Gladbach 1927.
• One hundred years of JW Zanders paper factory, 1829–1929. Festschrift. Self-published, Bergisch Gladbach 1929.
• Richard Zanders (1826-1870). In: Rheinisch-Westfälische Wirtschaftsbiographien. Vol. 4, 1941, ZDB -ID 5176992 , pp. 103-118 (also special print).

• Numerous articles about history and folklore in Bergisch Gladbach and the surrounding area in: Glorious Mountains! Local history supplement of the Heider newspaper. Bergisch Gladbach, issues for the years 1927 to 1941 and 1949 to 1950, ZDB -ID 400853-4 .

literature

• Peter Engels: The written work of Dr. Ferdinand Schmitz. Heider, Bergisch Gladbach 1957.
• Peter Engels: Dr. Ferdinand Schmitz. A picture of life. Heider, Bergisch Gladbach 1954.
• Gabriele John: Dr. Ferdinand Schmitz (1866-1943). A teacher in Bergisch Gladbach. In: Bergisch Gladbach city archive in connection with the Bergisch Gladbach school museum (ed.): School in Bergisch Gladbach and Bensberg. 1815–1918 (= contributions to the history of the city of Bergisch Gladbach 5). Stadtarchiv, Bergisch Gladbach 1998, ISBN 3-9804448-2-1 , pp. 125–148.
• Georg Kalckert: The Heisterbach researcher Dr. Ferdinand Schmitz. In: Gottfried Kraus (ed.): Cistercians and Heisterbach traces and memories (= writings of the Rheinisches Museumamt 15). Rheinland Verlag et al., Cologne et al. 1980, ISBN 3-7927-0600-8 , pp. 67-72.
• Peter Engels: Dr Ferdinand Schmitz, educator of the youth, educator of the people and historian in Bergiswch Gladbach. In: Festschrift 100 Years Bergisch Gladbach 1956.
• Johannes Herzog: Ferdinand Schmitz. A Rhenish-Bergisch local history researcher. In: Festival book for the 25th anniversary of the Heimatverein Oberdollendorf and Römlinghoven 1962-1987.
• Arthur Lamka: Dr Ferdinand Schmitz. In: A homeland monument for Bergisch Gladbach. Edited by the Bergisch Gladbach Beautification Association
• Peter Engels: In memory of Dr Ferdinand Schmitz. In: Rheinisch-Bergischer Calendar 14. 1950, page 73 ff.

Web links

• Literature by and about Ferdinand Schmitz in the catalog of the German National Library