Gustav Helbig
Karl Gustav Helbig (also Carl Gustav Helbig ; pseudonym : CG Freimund ; * July 20, 1808 in Dresden ; † March 19, 1875 there ) was a German historian and educator .
Life
Helbig was the son of a Dresden official. From 1820 to 1826 he attended the Kreuzschule in his hometown and then went to the University of Leipzig , where he studied philology and theology . 1829/1830 was educator in the house of the general and police chief of Warsaw Lewitzkoy. In 1831 he finally passed the theology exam in Dresden.
Helbig was in 1833 as collaborator to Dresdner Kreuzschule called . In 1835 he was appointed extraordinary senior teacher. In 1862 he was promoted to vice principal of the school and he was awarded the title of professor . In 1868 he settled in the retirement move and finally died in 1875 from a chronic stomach ailment.
In addition to his teaching and writing activities, Helbig was one of the central heads of the literary associations of his time. Among other things, he was managing director of the Monday Society and chairman of the German Association . He also worked on the General German Biography . On June 6, 1864, he was from the University of Breslau the honorary doctorate ( Dr. hc phil. ) Awarded.
Wolfgang Helbig was his son.
Works (selection)
- Monographs
- Comments on the state of Poland under Russian rule in 1830 , Leipzig 1831.
- Christian Ludwig Liscow: A contribution to the literary and cultural history of the 18th century. According to Liscow's papers in the K. Sächs. Main State Archives and other communications , Arnold, Dresden 1844.
- Wallenstein and Arnim, 1632–1634: a contribution to the history of the Thirty Years' War based on handwritten sources from the Royal Saxon State Archives , Adler & Dietze, Dresden 1850.
- The Emperor Ferdinand and the Duke of Friedland during the winter of 1633–1634: With Wallenstein's Horoscope by Keppler , Adler & Dietze, Dresden 1852.
- Gustav Adolf and the Electors of Saxony and Brandenburg 1630–1632: illustrated according to handwritten sources in the Royal Saxon State Archives , Arnold, Leipzig 1854.
- Editorships
- Friedrich Schiller : Wallenstein: A dramatic poem , Stuttgart and Augsburg 1856.
- Esaias von Pufendorf : Esaias Pufendorf: Report on Emperor Leopold, his court and Austrian politics 1671–1674 , Teubner, Leipzig 1862.
literature
- Franz Schnorr von Carolsfeld : Helbig, Gustav . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 677 f.
- Helbig, Karl Gustav . In: Franz Kössler: Personal dictionary of teachers of the 19th century. Professional biographies from school annual reports and school programs 1825–1918. with publication directories , volume Haack - Hyss, Gießen 2007, p. 236.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dirk Hempel: Literary Associations in Dresden: Cultural Practice and Political Orientation of the Bourgeoisie in the 19th Century, Niemeyer, Tübingen 2008, a. a. Pp. 98, 123.
- ^ Karl Pretzsch : Directory of the Breslauer Universitätsschriften 1811-1885 , Breslau 1905, p. 350.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Helbig, Gustav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Helbig, Karl Gustav (full name); Helbig, Carl Gustav; CG Freimund (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teacher and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1875 |
| Place of death | Dresden |