Hans Kaiser (education officer)
Hans Kaiser (born February 19, 1919 in Magdeburg ; † July 25, 1998 ) was a German educator and educational functionary in the GDR . From 1961 to 1970 he was Deputy Minister for Popular Education .
Life
Kaiser, son of a worker, attended elementary school, learned the trade of mechanic and then worked in the profession. In 1937 he was drafted into the RAD and in 1938 into the Wehrmacht , of which he was a member until 1945.
After the Second World War he became a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED). He studied vocational education and was then an assistant at the Technical University of Dresden . Kaiser was promoted to Dr. paed. PhD. From September 1, 1955 to 1959, he was entrusted with teaching vocational education at the TH Dresden. In February 1959 he was appointed professor and director of the German Central Pedagogical Institute of the GDR (DPZI). In June 1961 he was replaced in this office by Gerhart Neuner and took over the function of deputy minister for public education with responsibility for vocational training. In June 1963 he was appointed a member of the Agriculture Council of the GDR.
Kaiser was an advocate of military education in schools. In May 1969 he was at the head of a GDR delegation for a ten-day stay in Finland and held talks with the Finnish Minister of Education, Johannes Virolainen, about the restructuring and further development of the school system in both countries. At the end of the visit, he told the press in Helsinki that the exchange of experiences had been extremely useful. He was able to establish "that the education system of the GDR arouses lively interest among Finnish experts". From September 1970 to 1985 he was Vice President of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the GDR (APW).
Awards
- 1968 Artur Becker Gold Medal
- 1969 Patriotic Order of Merit in silver and 1984 in gold
- 1979 Honorary title of Honored Teacher of the People
literature
- Federal Ministry for All-German Issues (Ed.): SBZ biography . Deutscher Bundes-Verlag, Berlin 1964, p. 169.
- Günther Buch: Names and dates of important people in the GDR. 4th, revised and expanded edition. Dietz, Berlin (West) / Bonn 1987, ISBN 3-8012-0121-X , p. 143.
- Andreas Herbst (eds.), Winfried Ranke, Jürgen Winkler: This is how the GDR worked. Volume 3: Lexicon of functionaries (= rororo manual. Vol. 6350). Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1994, ISBN 3-499-16350-0 , p. 309.
- Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ / DDR. 1945–1990. Volume 1: Abendroth - Lyr. KG Saur, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-598-11176-2 , p. 369 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
- Andreas Herbst: Kaiser, Hans . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Agricultural Council constituted . In: Berliner Zeitung , June 7, 1963, p. 2.
- ^ Teachers' forum on military education . In: Neues Deutschland , January 8, 1968, p. 2.
- ↑ Good relations with Finnish public education . In: Neues Deutschland , May 21, 1969, p. 2.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaiser, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pedagogue and educational functionary of the GDR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magdeburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1998 |