Friedrich Kerst

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Friedrich Kerst (born February 8, 1870 in Elberfeld (now part of Wuppertal ), † April 19, 1961 in Wuppertal-Hahnerberg ) was a German writer, local researcher, teacher and art consultant.

Life

His memories of Beethoven , which were published several times and translated into English, became particularly well known . In addition, he mainly published works on local history and books on other composers.

He founded the Literary Society , in whose Bergische Almanach 1906 poems by Else Lasker-Schüler were published, including one of her most famous poems, "Weltende".

Works

  • What significance do school cards in Kuhnert's relief manner have for teaching local history and geography and especially for promoting plastic vision? , Dresden: Müller-Froebelhaus, 1899
  • Bergische poetry. A collection of Bergisch poems from the 19th century , ed. by Friedrich Kerst, Elberfeld 1900
  • Beethoven in his own word , ed. by Friedrich Kerst, Berlin and Leipzig: Schuster & Löffler, 1904
  • Mozart -revier , Berlin and Leipzig: Schuster & Löffler, 1905
  • Schumann -revier , Berlin: Schuster & Löffler, 1905
  • War memories 1806/15. A historical source book for home and school. According to the reports of many eyewitnesses , ed. by Friedrich Kerst, Elberfeld: Bacmeister -Nationalverlag, 1907
  • To Altenberg ! An art-historical hike through the Dhünntal , Elberfeld: Bacmeister, 1908
  • Dreams. Poems , Elberfeld: Bergische Druckerei and Verlag-Anstalt, 1911
  • The memories of Beethoven , ed. by Friedrich Kerst, 2 volumes, Stuttgart 1913
  • From everyday life. Elberfelder Plauderein , Elberfeld 1926
  • Fate of the original plates for Rembrandt's etchings. For the Sander exhibition of Rembrandt's etchings in the Walter Westfeld Gallery , Wuppertal-Elberfeld around 1928
  • The image-forming forces in children , in: The middle school. Journal of the Reichsfachschaft Mittelschule in the National Socialist Teachers' Association , Volume 43 (1929), Issue 24/25, pp. 384f.
  • Art education course in Düsseldorf. Introduction to the theory of fine arts by Gustav Britsch , in: Die Mittelschule. Journal of the Reichsfachschaft Middle School in the National Socialist Teachers' Association , Volume 44 (1930), Issue 14, pp. 196f.
  • Vivat Fridericus Rex . Bergische memories and stories about the old Fritz , Wuppertal-Elberfeld: Martini & Grüttesien, 1938
  • The other Lotte. A Goethe novella from Werther's time , Wuppertal: Born, 1949
  • Konrad Kersten (1683–1759), the actual founder of the Heydt-Kersten & Sons banking house. The adventurous life picture of a forgotten person in Alt-Wuppertal , Wuppertal 1959
  • From the old Wuppertal Chronicle. The most significant episodes , critically edited, Wuppertal-Barmen 1960
personal data
SURNAME Kerst, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer, local researcher and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Elberfeld , today Wuppertal
DATE OF DEATH April 19, 1961
Place of death Wuppertal-Hahnerberg