Heinrich Barfod

Heinrich Theodor Wilhelm Barfod (born November 9, 1870 in Kiel ; † February 23, 1917 there ) was a German teacher , scientist and editor .

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Heinrich Barfod was the son of the bricklayer Christian Theodor Wilhelm Barfod (* 1842) from Eckernförde , who died in Altona in July 1878 . Heinrich Barfod grew up with his mother Marie Luise, née Johannsen, who, as a single parent, took care of herself and her son with sewing work. The Muhlius Orphan Foundation helped him to attend the teachers' college in Eckernförde from 1888 to 1891. He then taught at the one-class school in Lottorf .

In 1894 Barfod switched to teaching at the elementary school in Kiel, where he stayed for 10 years. Then he went to what is now the Max Planck School . According to the job description, he should only teach in preschool. However, due to his specialist knowledge and the pedagogical concept, the school principal Heyer gave him biology lessons up to the senior level.

On June 24, 1898, Barfod married Alma Therese Auguste Ljunggren, whose father worked as a tailor in Kiel. The couple had three sons.

Volunteering

Barfod was involved in many clubs for which he also wrote. During his time at the teacher training college, he joined the Association for the Care of Natural and Regional Studies. From 1892 he wrote articles for his monthly magazine Die Heimat and from 1896 until the end of his life took over the writing of the association. He extensively documented a total of 18 annual meetings of the association. These reports are considered to be important sources for local history. After the death of the editor Friedrich Lorentzen, Barfod took over the editing of the club newspaper on November 5, 1914 until his death. While working for the newspaper he met Gustav Frenssen , who used the family name Barfods in 1921 in his pastor von Poggsee .

Barfod participated in the natural history department in the work of the General Schleswig-Holstein Teachers Association, for which he gave lectures. For the department, he collected teaching materials that were issued at the annual meetings during the summer holidays. The exhibition in Kiel from July 30th to August 1st 1900 was particularly extensive. This gave rise to the Association of Aquarium and Terrarium Friends, which gave itself the algae name Ulva . The association published the magazine "Nerthus", of which Barfod took over on October 1, 1902. He expanded the sheet to a "journal for folk natural history", which existed until 1907.

Barfod had belonged to the Kieler Tierschutzverein since 1895, for which he took over the office of secretary in 1898 and the second chairmanship from 1902 until the end of his life. He was also involved in the Natural Science Association for Schleswig-Holstein , the Association of Younger Teachers in Kiel, the Schleswig-Holstein State Association for Homeland Security and the Sunday Home for apprentices. In these institutions he took on board positions and lectured.

In 1899 Barfod was one of the founding members of the Kiel cremation association. There he pushed ahead with the establishment of a crematorium. He also had an extensive collection of minerals that he made available to numerous schools

literature

• Joh. Grönhoff: Barfod, Heinrich . in: Schleswig-Holstein Biographical Lexicon . Volume 1. Karl Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1970, pp. 53-55