Gustav Heinrich Seffer

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gustav Heinrich Seffer (born July 28, 1816 in Alfeld an der Leine , † February 18, 1876 in Hanover ) was a German Protestant pastor , school councilor , publicist and high school inspector .

Life

Seal of the royal school teacher seminar in Alfeld, which Seffer administered as an inspector from 1848–1851

Born in Alfeld in the early days of the Kingdom of Hanover , Gustav Heinrich Seffer attended the Lyceum there in Hanover and then studied religion at the University of Göttingen from 1835 to 1838 . On the New Year of 1839 he was appointed as a provisional collaborator at the Johanneum in Lüneburg . After seven years in this office, Seffer returned to his hometown on Easter 1846 to work there as pastor diacon. From 1848 he managed the royal school teacher seminar in Alfeld as an inspector.

From 1851 Gustav Heinrich Seffer took over the post of high school inspector of the consistory based in Hanover. There he died almost a quarter of a century later as a government and school councilor.

For a time, Seffer was editor of the magazine Hannoverscher Volksschulbote .

Fonts (selection)

  • Heinrich Molck , JHW Twele , Carl Johann Philipp Spitta , Gustav Heinrich Seffer: Choral melodies that are common in the Protestant communities of the Kingdom of Hanover and the Duchy of Braunschweig, for budding organists and friends of organ playing, four-part and with simple interludes, plus a first Supplements with melodies to the Christian school hymn book published in Hannover, a second appendix of 50 chorale melodies given in original tones and rhythms and a musical-liturgical appendix , score, 3rd, increased and improved edition, Hannover: Gebrüder Hahn in commission, 1857
  • Instructions for German spelling. Edition for elementary classes in higher schools and for middle and elementary schools. Author: HG Seffer and H. Dieckmann. Printed at the event of the Royal High School College of Hanover , Hanover: Carl Rümpler, 1857
  • Elementary book of the Hebrew language. A grammar for beginners. With activated, systematically arranged translation and other exercise pieces, an appendix of related reading pieces and the necessary word registers. Initially for use in high schools. By GH Seffer , in German and Hebrew, fifth edition, Leipzig: Brandstetter, 1873
  • Instructions for German spelling. Edition for elementary classes in higher schools. Compiled by GH Seffer u. H. Dieckmann , 4th edition, Hanover 1875

literature

  • Dr. Gustav Heinrich Seffer , in: Annual Report. Program of the Johanneum in Lüneburg. Easter 1907 , Johanneum Lüneburg, 1907, p. 131; limited preview in Google Book search

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ n.v . : Seffer, Gustav Heinrich in the database of Niedersächsische Personen ( new entry required ) of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library - Niedersächsische Landesbibliothek [undated], last accessed on December 17, 2019
  2. ↑ Information in the catalog of the German National Library
  3. ^ A b Franz Kössler: Personal dictionary of teachers of the 19th century . Professional biographies from school annual reports and school programs 1825–1918 with lists of publications , volume Saage - Szymanski , preprint dated December 18, 2007 from the University Library of Giessen , Giessen Electronic Library 2008, digitized as PDF document on the German National Library
  4. ^ Wilhelm Rothert : Seffer, Gust. Mr., SchulR. , in ders. General Hannoversche Biographie , Volume 2: In the Old Kingdom of Hanover 1814–1866 . Sponholtz, Hannover 1914, p. 580
personal data
SURNAME Seffer, Gustav Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Seffer, GH; Seffer, HG
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Protestant theologian, government and school councilor, publicist and high school inspector
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Alfeld on a leash
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 1876
Place of death Hanover