Gerhard Hellmers
Gerhard Hellmers (born June 2, 1860 in Nordenham ; † June 17, 1944 in Bremen ) was a Germanist , educator and theater critic .
biography
Hellmers was the son of a teacher. He grew up in Jever and graduated from high school there. He studied new languages at the University of Leipzig and the University of Göttingen and received his doctorate Dr. phil. in Göttingen . During his studies he became a member of the "Student Choral Society of Georgia Augusta" (today StMV Blue Singers Göttingen ). In 1886 he became a teacher at the old grammar school in Bremen. In 1908 he was appointed professor.
From 1915 to 1925 he was rector of the old grammar school. Together with Kunsthalle director Gustav Pauli and pastor Albert Kalthoff , he co-founded the Goethebund in 1900 and was its chairman from 1906 to 1944. He published French and English scripts for school use. He also appeared as a theater critic.
The Gerhard-Hellmers-Weg in Bremen- Oberneuland was named after him.
Works
- Johanna Wolff - on her 70th birthday . In: Ostdeutsche Monatshefte . Issue 8, 1928
- Johanna Wolff - her development and her work . In: Ostdeutsche Monatshefte . Issue 13, 1933
literature
- Herbert Black Forest : The Great Bremen Lexicon . 2nd, updated, revised and expanded edition. Edition Temmen, Bremen 2003, ISBN 3-86108-693-X .
Individual evidence
- ^ Association of Alter SVer (VASV): Address book. Membership directory of all old men. As of October 1, 1937. Hanover 1937, p. 73.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hellmers, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pedagogue |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nordenham |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 1944 |
| Place of death | Bremen |