Heinrich Brokerhoff
Karl Heinrich Brokerhoff (born March 8, 1922 in Angermund ; † May 11, 2018 ) was a German educator and author.
After studying philosophy and German and teaching for ten years, most recently as a senior teacher at the Düsseldorf Humboldt-Gymnasium and several specialist publications, Bishop Franz Hengsbach became aware of him. Brokerhoff then developed the first day care center high school for the diocese of Essen in a typical working-class area in the north of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia . The Am Stoppenberg high school in Essen-Stoppenberg is part of a school complex consisting of a secondary school, a secondary school and the grammar school, which was opened in May 1972. Was completed by the school complex, there were some vintages since 1966, in the former Reich Labor Service - barracks are taught the so-called school pavilions had. Right from the start, the school sponsor was the diocese of Essen.
The intention of this ecclesiastical measure was to offer the children from socially disadvantaged strata of the population in the school diaspora, still called workers' children, educational opportunities. The Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung headlined at the time: “The 'Millieu lock' has been broken”. The form of all-day care should ensure better school care in addition to the lunch option. Brokerhoff became the first headmaster there and worked according to Pestalozzi's motto “head, heart, hand”.
Even during this time Brokerhoff devoted himself to literature. Until his death he was considered one of the first to deal with GDR literature . He has written several works on this since the early 1970s. Other genres are also part of his Œuevre, including a report on the Ruhr area, a book of socially critical prose and reports on local history. He also founded the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Literatur” in his hometown, titular town of Angermund, which has belonged to Düsseldorf as a district since 1974.
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinrich Brokerhoff in the catalog of the German National Library
- Rheinische Post, Stadtteile-Nord edition, March 6, 2012
- Plöger media online
- Interview with the then headmaster Brokerhoff (from 1980; 02:30 - 04:00 min.)
supporting documents
- ^ First headmaster of the grammar school "Am Stoppenberg" died , accessed on May 22, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brokerhoff, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brokerhoff, Karl Heinrich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author and educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Angermund |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 2018 |