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Heinrich Heerwagen at the age of approx. 50 years

Heinrich Wilhelm Heerwagen (born May 4, 1811 in Bayreuth , † December 5, 1888 in Nuremberg ) was rector of the Egidiengymnasium Nuremberg, local historian and co-founder of the Association for the History of the City of Nuremberg.

Life

Heinrich Heerwagen was born as the son of a lawyer in Bayreuth and graduated from high school in his hometown in 1828. Since he was usually the “best of the year”, he received a special gift at the end of each school year: a book in Greek or Latin, with a seal and dedication - “The young genius ...” For his graduation he was awarded a medal.

He then studied philology at the University of Munich. He passed his exam with distinction.

Until autumn 1838 he worked as an assistant teacher and assistant at Bayreuth educational institutions. In November he was appointed as a study teacher in Frankenthal and left Bayreuth. In 1844 he received a position at the Bayreuth grammar school and in 1857 was entrusted with the management of the Nuremberg grammar school Aegidianum .

As rector, he was highly regarded for his work, as evidenced by an award on the occasion of his 25th anniversary on October 17, 1882. A year and a half later, in 1884, he resigned because of his age. Heinrich Heerwagen died on December 5, 1888 in Nuremberg. He was buried in the Johannisfriedhof (Nuremberg) (grave no. II F 58).

Scientific merit

In addition to his work as a teacher and rector, Heerwagen occupied himself with scientific work in the field of history almost his entire life. He was considered one of the best experts on the Roman historian Titus Livius of his time and wrote works that received great attention in science.

His works "on the history of the Nuremberg School of Academics" from the years 1860, 1863, 1867 and 1868, which were created as invitation letters for the Nuremberg grammar school, were considered to be among the best that was written in the history of Nuremberg.

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