Gustav Berndt

Christian Gustav Berndt (born 1799 in Leipzig ; died August 5, 1864 there ), was a German fencing master .

Gustav Berndt had succeeded the fencing master Johann Adolf Ludwig Werner at the University of Leipzig in 1826 . In 1823 he was appointed as Werner's lead fencer . He was later sworn in to a new fencing master's instruction signed by Rector Christian Daniel Beck on September 10, 1829. In the minutes of the Senate of the Academic Senate of the University of Leipzig of October 24, 1833, it was noted that Berndt approached him with a "plan for a gymnastics institute". This in turn marks the beginning of actual university sport in Leipzig. It is possible that this was based on a suggestion by Werner. One on whom he made a great impression was Ferdinand Goetz , whom he had introduced to fencing. The real practical design took place under Hermann Altrock , which was connected with the establishment of the Institute for Physical Education. Berndt's successor as university fencing master in Leipzig was Ludwig Caesar Roux .

literature

Mario Todte: Fencing, riding and dance master at the University of Leipzig. (= Studies on Culture and History. Volume 1). Bernstadt ad Eigen 2016, ISBN 978-3-944104-12-6 .

Web links

Gustav Berndt. In: Historical course catalogs of the University of Leipzig. March 3, 2016, accessed June 15, 2016 .

Individual evidence

^ Ernst Friedrich Bischoff: The teaching staff of the Nicolaigymnasium in Leipzig 1816–1896 / 97: biographical-bibliographical contributions to the school history. Leipzig 1897, p. 56. ( limited preview in the Google book search)
↑ M. Todte: Fencing, riding and dance master at the University of Leipzig. 2016, p. 39.
↑ Hartmut Zwahr , Jens Blecher: History of the University of Leipzig 1409-2009. Volume 2: The nineteenth century 1830 / 31-1909. Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-86583-302-0 , p. 289.

personal data
SURNAME	Berndt, Gustav
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Berndt, Christian Gustav (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German fencing master
DATE OF BIRTH	1799
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH	August 5, 1864
Place of death	Leipzig

[1] Ernst Friedrich Bischoff: The teaching staff of the Nicolaigymnasium in Leipzig 1816–1896 / 97: biographical-bibliographical contributions to the school history. Leipzig 1897, p. 56. ( limited preview in the Google book search)

[2] M. Todte: Fencing, riding and dance master at the University of Leipzig. 2016, p. 39.

[3] Hartmut Zwahr , Jens Blecher: History of the University of Leipzig 1409-2009. Volume 2: The nineteenth century 1830 / 31-1909. Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-86583-302-0 , p. 289.