Friedrich Anton Levin Matthaei

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Friedrich Anton Levin Matthaei (* 18th February 1774 in Hannover , † around 1840 in Löwenhagen ) was a German teacher , a Protestant clergyman , writer , school book - Author and translator .

Life

Matthaei was born in the Electorate of Braunschweig-Lüneburg during the personal union between Great Britain and Hanover in 1774 in Hanover. After his training he worked as a teacher at the “Wichmann Institute” in Celle in the 18th century from 1797 . Around five years later, in 1802, he took up the position as the first teacher at the farm daughters' school in his hometown.

During the so-called " French era " in the former Electorate of Hanover, in 1807, Matthaei moved first as a pastor to Parensen and Marienstein near Göttingen, then in 1811 as a preacher to Varlose and Löwenhagen, where he also passed away around 1840.

Fonts (selection)

  • Walks with my pupils , Hanover, 1805f.
  • Collection of strange journeys for the youth ,
    • Volume 1: John Turnbull's journey around the world , Hanover 1807
    • Volume 2: Vivant Denon's journey , with an engraving by C. Böhme to Ramberg, Hanover: Hahn brothers; 1810; Digitalisat the Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage
  • Songs for Freymasons , Hanover, 1809 [without statement of responsibility]
  • The Visit to the Country, or Moral Tales for the Young , Göttingen 1817
  • Practical German language teaching ... with practical exercises and remarks on the method of teaching, for schools and for self-teaching , Göttingen 1821 (actually published in 1820)
  • Des Braminen Pilpai wisdom of the Indians in fables. For the entertainment and instruction of the youth from the more educated classes , arr. by FAL Matthaei. Edition with 4 copper engravings by Johann Heinrich Ramberg , Hanover: Helwingsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1826; Digitized from the TU Braunschweig
  • Berquin. Diary for children , from the French, Celle [o. D.]
  • Seek in the scriptures, or instructions, the Bible language about the Christian doctrine of faith and morals, which are contained in the Hanoverian State Catechism, to understand correctly and to apply it to life , Hanover 1827
  • The Revelation of John translated from the Greek and accompanied by a full explanation , Göttingen 1830
  • Hellenikos mythological-picturesque journeys through Greece, the Archipelagos, Sicily and Lower Italy, with constant consideration for science, art and customs of the ancient and modern times: Containing the legends of the prehistoric times of the Greeks and Romans, told according to the regions and explains which the scene of these, along with news of the sculptural and painting works that were brought about by them ...; With coppers and woodcuts by the most excellent artists in Germany and England , Leipzig: Baumgärtner Buchhandlung Verlag, 1835; Digitized version of the Heidelberg University Library
  • Confirmation speech , Göttingen 1836

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Karl Goedeke (ed.), Edmund Goetze ( edit .): Ground plan for the history of German poetry , second, completely new edited edition, Volume 7: Time of the World War (1790–1815). Fantastic poetry. Department II , unchanged reprint of the edition published in Dresden in 1900 by L. Ehlermann Verlag, Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-05-005226-7 , p. 388; limited preview in Google Book search
personal data
SURNAME Matthaei, Friedrich Anton Levin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Matthäi, Friedrich; Matthaei, Friederich Anton Levin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lutheran clergyman, educator, textbook author and writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1774
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH around 1840
Place of death Löwenhagen near Göttingen