Friedrich Kreyssig

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Friedrich Kreyssig, woodcut by Adolf Neumann, from the gazebo from 1880

Friedrich Alexander Theodor Kreyziger (born October 5, 1818 in God's gift , today: Zbożne , East Prussia ; † December 20, 1879 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German pedagogue , school director and publicist .

Life

Kreyssig was the son of an East Prussian estate manager. Because the family's financial resources did not allow it, he should initially not receive a higher education . Instead he became an elementary school teacher in 1837. However, he gave up this position after a few months in order to prepare for the Abitur exam privately . Just a year later, he was able to take the high school diploma as an external applicant in Königsberg . He then studied philology and history from 1838 to 1842 in the East Prussian capital . During his studies he became a member of Hochhemia in 1838 .

School service

In the summer of 1843 he passed the examination for the higher teaching post and then got a job at the city school in Wehlau . From there, after two years, he was appointed the first senior teacher at the high school in Elbing , of which he was director from 1858. In 1869 Kreyssig was transferred to the new West German provinces of the Kingdom of Prussia. There, as director, he was responsible for the establishment and organization of a secondary school (1st order) in Kassel . Two years later, the Polytechnic Society in Frankfurt am Main put him in charge of the Wöhlerschule .

At a time when the higher schools in Germany were still strongly influenced by the humanistic ideal of education, Kreyssig campaigned emphatically for the new secondary school system: In addition to the old languages, newer philologies should also have their rights in the educational institutions. With this, Kreyssig paved the way for Romance and English studies into schools.

Journalism

Deutsche Rundschau, first edition, 1874

Kreyssig was best known in Germany as a publicist and speaker. He was involved in the founding of the literary magazine Deutsche Rundschau from the start as a regular employee and advisor. He also wrote essays and reviews for the Prussian yearbooks and other periodicals of the time.

He was also known for his writings on the history of literature, in which he dealt primarily with aspects of French and German literary and intellectual history.

Kreyssig developed many of these writings into lectures, which he gave in large numbers in various German cities.

politics

Kreyziger had been a member of the National Liberal Party since 1866 . In the political writings Peace Thoughts and What It Matters Now , during the wars of unification, he urged the liberal parties to come to an understanding with the then Prussian Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck , in whose national intentions he believed as early as 1864 and for which he has emphatically advocated.

Works

literature

Web links

Commons : Friedrich Kreyssig  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Friedrich Kreyssig  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Konrad Friedländer:  Kreyssig, Friedrich Alexander Theodor . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 155 f.
  2. ^ Kreyssig, Friedrich Alexander Theodor - Romanistenlexikon. Retrieved September 24, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Wissen-digital.de
  4. ↑ Friedrich Kreissig. An obituary . In: Deutsche Rundschau , Volume 22 (1880), pp. 314-317.
  5. ^ Friedrich Kreyssig - Wikisource
personal data
SURNAME Kreyssig, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kreyssig, Friedrich Alexander Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pedagogue, school director and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH God's gift , today: Zbożne , East Prussia
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 1879
Place of death Frankfurt am Main