Friedrich Lorentz (pedagogue)

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Friedrich Lorenz

Friedrich Wilhelm Lorentz (born November 9, 1803 in Kreuznach ; † May 10, 1861 in Bonn ) was a German historian and educator .

Life

Lorentz went to the high school in Kreuznach , where he received lessons from Gerd Eilers , with whom he later remained friends. Lorentz studied philosophy and philology in Bonn, Heidelberg and Berlin from 1821 to 1826 . During his studies in 1821 he became a member of the Bonn fraternity Germania . In addition to his studies, he worked as a private tutor for an English family on the recommendation of Friedrich Christoph Schlosser and studied the English language and literature . In Berlin he was awarded Dr. phil. PhD .

After completing his studies, he worked as a translator . In 1830 he became an associate professor at the University of Halle . In 1832 he went to the main Pedagogical Institute in St. Petersburg as a professor . From 1836 to 1838 he also worked as an editor of the St. Petersburg newspaper , which was published by the Imperial Academy of Sciences . In 1840 he became director of the German secondary schools in St. Petri . He became an Imperial Russian State Councilor. In 1857 he retired and went to Bonn as an honorary professor . In 1858 he contracted pneumonia and died in 1861.

Publications (selection)

  • De statu in quem Sicilia a Normannis redacta sit. Dissertation University of Berlin 1826.
  • Translation: History of the Romans by Cassius Dio , Jena 1826.
  • Translation: Story of Alfred the Great by Sharon Turner , Hamburg 1828.
  • De Carolo Magno litterarum fautore. Habilitation University of Halle 1828.
  • Alcuin's life. Hall a. S., 1829. ( Online )
  • Новѣйшая исторія от Вѣнскаго конгресса до Парижскаго мира, 1856. (Russian), Saint Petersburg 1860.
  • Latest history from the Vienna treaties to the peace of Paris. (1815–1856) , published posthumously by Theodor Bernhardi , Berlin 1867. ( Online )

literature

personal data
SURNAME Lorentz, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lorentz, Friedrich Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and educator
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1803
PLACE OF BIRTH Kreuznach
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1861
Place of death Bonn