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Gregers nits

Gregers Christian Nissen (born May 3, 1867 in Soholm , † June 20, 1942 in Hamburg ) was a German bicycle pioneer and cycling official.

Life

Gregers Nissen was a primary school teacher and father of ten children. He himself was orphaned at the age of seven and grew up with relatives in Leck . At an early age he bought an old iron high wheel , which he repaired himself. In 1885 he moved to Eckernförde to study ; there he was one of the founders of the "RG Eckernförde" in 1887. He went on long journeys by bike, initially still on his high-bike.

In 1890 Nissen was transferred to Altona as a teacher . In the same year he was elected first chairman of the oldest German cycling club, the Altonaer Bicycle Club from 1869/80 . In 1891 Nissen joined the Gau board of the German Cyclists Association (DRB); As such, the following year he organized a “tribute trip” with around 1200 participants to Friedrichsruh , the residence of the former German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck . From 1893 he held the post of "hiking specialist" for decades at the DRB and later at the Bund Deutscher Radfahrer (Association of German Cyclists ) and was called the "prophet of cycling ". In 1915 Nissen (in vain) suggested the systematic construction of cycle paths based on the model of the Netherlands in Germany. For this purpose, he initiated the campaign “Create cycle paths for town and country!” , Which was signed by well-known personalities, including Carl Diem .

Nissen also made a special contribution to cycling by writing extensive literature and cycling maps. His book Walking on the bike , for example, appeared in several editions.

Nissen died shortly after his 75th birthday.

Works (selection)

  • East Holstein . Tourist guide through eastern Holstein, the Principality of Lübeck, Duchy of Lauenburg and the cities of Lübeck and Kiel. (with Adolf Sylvester Thamm), 1902
  • 150 excursions in the Hamburg area and the Lüneburg Heath , 1908/1909
  • Hiking book of the German Cyclists' Association . Volume 4: East Germany, 1910 (1st edition), 1925 (2nd edition)
  • Through the Thuringian Forest . Tour profile map of the German Cyclists Association V. sheet 8, approx. 1920
  • Hiking on the bike , Berlin 1922
  • From Hamburg on the bike northwards . Reprint of the original edition from 1897. Hamburg 1979
  • Far in the south, beautiful Spain: a spring hiking trip through Andalusia , Berlin no year.
  • The treatment of the dust issue at the II. International Road Construction Congress in Brussels (July 31st to August 7th) , In: Rauch und Staub: Journal for their control, 1st year, October 1st, 1910, page 21.

The Altonaer Bicycle Club from 1869/80 maintains comprehensive lists of publications by and about Gregers Nissen .

literature

  • Lars Amenda, Oliver Leibbrand: Gregers Nissen. Bicycle pioneer and travel writer (=  North Frisian CVs . Volume 12 ). Nordfrisk Instituut, Bräist / Bredstedt 2017, ISBN 978-3-88007-414-9 .
  • In the digitized yearbook of the German cycling clubs in 1897 , Gregers Nissen is mentioned twice with his club and association functions. As early as 1896 it was listed in the directory of consuls and representatives, union associations, inns and repair shops of the General Cyclists Union .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ rg-eckernfoerde.de
  2. ^ The German cyclist , June 24, 1942
  3. ^ Anne-Katrin Ebert: Cycling nations. The history of the bicycle in Germany and the Netherlands . Frankfurt 2010, p. 383
  4. ↑ Gregers Nissen: Creates cycle paths for town and country! Invitation to cooperate with all cycling and tourist associations in Germany . In: Der Radmarkt 1867, 1927, pp. 31–33, based on: Ebert: Radeling Nations , p. 385
  5. ↑ Renate Franz: Gregers Nissen: The prophet of cycling . In: The bone shaker , 1/2011. ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. S. 5. Online version on cycling4fans.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / Historische-fahrraeder.de
  6. ^ Velo pioneer from North Friesland - 150 years of Gregers Nissen: The bicycle's early pioneers . In: Flensburger Tageblatt , May 21, 2017
  7. ↑ Writings . gregers-issen.de, ABC 2017.
  8. ↑ Yearbook of the German Cyclist Associations 1897 , p. 277 and Yearbook of the German Cyclist Associations 1897 , p. 265 ( Wikisource )
  9. ^ Directory of consuls and representatives, union associations, inns and repair shops, Nuremberg, 1896, p. 51. Digital copy of the BSB Munich
personal data
SURNAME Nissen, Gregers
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nissen, Gregers Christian (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German bicycle pioneer and cycling official
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Soholm
DATE OF DEATH June 20, 1942
Place of death Hamburg