Franz Rietzsch

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Franz Ferdinand Rietzsch (born July 9, 1839 in Hartmannsdorf near Kirchberg , † August 2, 1912 in Dresden ) was a German mathematician and high school teacher.

Franz Rietzsch attended grammar school in Zwickau and studied mathematics and physics in Leipzig and Göttingen from 1861 to 1866 . After graduation in Leipzig (April 30, 1866), he completed the probationary year at the grammar school in Zwickau and then taught mathematics and physics as an assistant teacher at the Kreuzschule in Dresden, and from 1868 to 1870 also Latin and Greek at the Freemason Institute in Dresden-Friedrichstadt . In 1869 he was at the University of Jena with the work of moving a heavy Punctes on some rotation surfaces Dr. phil. PhD . On November 1, 1870, he was appointed senior teacher at the Kreuzschule, and on November 13, 1893 as a high school professor. On a voluntary basis, he administered the so-called “widow's treasury” of the Kreuzschule, a foundation that granted pensions for the widows of deceased teachers; In addition, Rietzsch established a foundation in 1891 to support surviving daughters. To increase the foundation's capital, the institute's teachers were required to make monthly contributions.

On April 1, 1901, Rietzsch retired. He died on August 2, 1912 at the age of 73. Franz Rietzsch had five sons, including the doctor Walther Rietzsch (1870-1915), the physics teacher Arwed Rietzsch (1874-1934) and the naval officer Georg Rietzsch (1880-1915).

Fonts (selection)

  • Movement of a heavy point on some surfaces of revolution . Jena 1869 (dissertation)
  • The basics of life, dowry and old-age pension insurance, presented for everyone . Dresden 1883 (school program)

literature

  • Directory of the academic and subject teachers working at the grammar schools and secondary schools of the Kingdom of Saxony (as of January 1, 1900) published by the board of the Saxon grammar school teachers' association . Dresden 1900, p. 11
  • Ecce the Crucian . 3rd year, Dresden 1912, p. 12

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personal data
SURNAME Rietzsch, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rietzsch, Franz Ferdinand (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German mathematician and high school teacher
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Hartmannsdorf near Kirchberg
DATE OF DEATH August 2, 1912
Place of death Dresden