Gustav Kramer (philologist)
Gustav Kramer (born April 1, 1806 in Halberstadt , † July 31, 1888 in Halle an der Saale ) was a German philologist, educator and theologian.
biography
His father was the doctor Karl Sigismund Kramer (1759–1808) from Halberstadt, his mother was Julie Adam (1769–1846) from Harsleben , whose ancestors had immigrated from France.
After graduating from high school in 1823 at the Domgymnasium in his hometown, he studied theology and philology in Berlin, where he lived in the house of his brother-in-law, the geographer Carl Ritter (1779-1859). Here he also took over the education of Ritter's foster son Alexander von Bethmann (1814–1883) from Frankfurt am Main . After a year at the University of Bonn , he returned to Berlin and received his doctorate there in the spring of 1828.
From 1831 to 1832 he accompanied von Bethmann to the Geneva Academy, where he deepened his knowledge of French. At the beginning of 1833 he separated from his student and prepared in Berlin for a longer stay in Italy, which he began in the autumn of the same year.
During the next three years he lived mainly in Rome, where he attended the Barberini and the Vatican Library , the writings of the Greek geographer Strabo (ca. 63 BC -.. 28 AD.) Studied at a critical edition of Geographica prepare which appeared in three volumes from 1844. Travels through central Italy, Greece and Sicily supplemented his stay.
From 1836 he was back in Berlin as a teacher at the Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster , from 1837 at the Köllnisches Gymnasium and from 1839 at the French Gymnasium, of which he was appointed director in 1842.
In 1853 he was appointed director of the Francke Foundations in Halle an der Saale and in the same year he was appointed associate professor of theology and director of education at the University of Halle-Wittenberg .
During his tenure he was able to improve the financial situation of the foundations and the number of students was increased significantly. In 1878 he retired and in 1881 resigned from his professorship. His grave is on Hallesches Stadtgottesacker (inner field III).
Kramer had been married to Pauline Ritter (1817–1877), a niece of Carl Ritter , since 1839 , and his son Paul Kramer (1842–1898) was also a teacher and a recognized biologist.
Honors
- Kramer was the recipient of various awards.
- In 1867 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the theological faculty of the University of Halle .
Works
In addition to his publication of Strabo and a few essays on archeology, Kramer published mainly educational and biographical works, including above all about the life and work of Carl Ritters and August Hermann Francke .
literature
- Hans Hermann Fries: Gustav Kramer (philologist). In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 25, Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 3-88309-332-7 , Sp. 793-798.
Web links
- Literature by and about Gustav Kramer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Gustav Kramer in the Catalogus Professorum Halensis
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kramer, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pedagogue and theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halberstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 1888 |
| Place of death | Halle on the Saale |