Franz Weinkauff
Franz Weinkauff (born May 24, 1823 in Kreuznach , † March 11, 1892 in Cologne ) was a German teacher and writer .
Life
Born as the son of a brewery and distillery owner, Weinkauff studied Protestant theology in Bonn after attending the Kreuznach high school and later classical philology and history in Heidelberg and Jena . During his studies in 1844 he became a member of the Fridericia Bonn fraternity . In Jena he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD . After completing his studies, he worked as a teacher at a private school and from 1855/56 at the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium in Cologne, first as a school-leaving candidate, from 1860 as a regular teacher, from 1868 as the fourth senior teacher. Due to health problems, he retired in 1871 and from then on lived as a private scholar . He was wealthy and sponsored the school libraries in Kreuznach and Cologne as well as the Cologne city library . His collection is now in the University and City Library of Cologne .
He wrote articles in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie .
Publications (selection)
- De Tacito dialogi, qui de Oratoribus inscribitur, auctore. Cologne 1857, research on the Dialogus of Tacitus. Cologne 1880.
- Homeric Handbook for High Schools. Cologne 1868.
- Almania Oideion. Versus cantabiles et memoriales. Trilingual student songbook. Selection of the most popular student and folk songs for Kommers and Hospiz, gymnastics and hiking trips, small parties and lonely recreation. Heilbronn 1885.
- Vademecum Academicum. Cologne 1891.
literature
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume II: Artists. Winter, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8253-6813-5 , p. 717.
Web links
- Entry to Franz Weinkauff in Kalliope
- University and City Library Cologne: Library Franz Weinkauff
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weinkauff, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teacher and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kreuznach |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1892 |
| Place of death | Cologne |