Franz Geppert

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Franz Geppert (full name Franz Willi Otto Geppert , born May 4, 1874 in Bromberg , † December 22, 1952 in Hamburg ) was a German historian and high school teacher.

life and work

Franz Geppert, the son of General Secretary Johannes Geppert and Elise born. Cassius, attended grammar school in Bromberg and from Easter 1894 studied history and German at the universities of Marburg , Berlin and Greifswald . His special interests included the church history of late antiquity as well as Old and Middle High German literature. After he had passed the Rigorosum in Greifswald on February 8, 1898 , he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD . In the same year Geppert published his dissertation on the sources of the church historian Socrates Scholastikos , supervised by Otto Seeck , in an expanded version.

On March 4, 1899, Geppert passed the teaching examination and received the teaching license ( facultas docendi ) in the subjects history and German for all classes, in geography up to the lower secondary and in Latin up to the fourth. On May 5, 1899, he took a supplementary examination in Latin, which he failed, however. On April 1, 1899, Geppert started his seminar year at the Wiesbaden high school . The probationary year at the Realgymnasium in Wiesbaden and at the grammar schools in Höchst am Main and in Marburg followed on April 1, 1900 . After the end of the preparatory service, Geppert taught at various high schools in Prussian provincial towns. For a short time he was a scientific assistant teacher at the grammar school in Schneidemühl (April 1 to September 30, 1901) and then at the Oberrealschule in Graudenz , where on April 1, 1902 he was given a permanent position as a senior teacher. On October 1, 1903, he moved to the Gymnasium in Gnesen , and a year later to the Gymnasium in Waldenburg (Silesia) .

On April 1, 1907, Geppert left the Prussian school service and went to Hamburg , where he stayed until the end of his life. He taught at the Oberrealschule Eimsbüttel and from Easter 1921 at the Wilhelm Gymnasium . During the Nazi era , Geppert was retired in July 1934 due to the Professional Civil Service Act , although he had not reached the age limit.

Geppert volunteered at the Schillerbund (as a founding member of the Hamburg local group) and at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus , where he performed Greek dramas with his students. He published articles in various newspapers and magazines as well as popular scientific writings on historical topics, including a Bismarck biography which was reprinted several times.

Fonts (selection)

  • The sources of the church historian Socrates Scholasticus . Leipzig 1898 (extended dissertation; = studies on the history of theology and the church 3, 4). Reprint Aalen 1972, ISBN 978-3-511-04230-1
  • Eilhard Erich Pauls. A sketch . Hamburg 1911
  • What happened 100 years ago? Memo booklet of the most important events from the years 1804–1815 together with an outline of the history of the wars of liberation . Hamburg 1913
  • Bismarck. A biography . Leipzig / Hamburg 1915. Reprint Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-86347-226-9

literature

  • Franz Bömer (Ed.): Wilhelm-Gymnasium Hamburg 1881–1956 . Hamburg 1956, p. 147

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personal data
SURNAME Geppert, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Geppert, Franz Willi Otto (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and high school teacher
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Bromberg
DATE OF DEATH December 22, 1952
Place of death Hamburg