Heinrich Nabert

Heinrich Nabert (born September 26, 1818 in Braunschweig , † May 15, 1890 in Frankfurt ) was a German folk etymologist and linguist.

Life

Heinrich Nabert was born on September 26, 1818 in Braunschweig as the son of basket maker Theodor Nabert and his wife Karoline Nabert, née. Wehmeier, born. His grandparents take over his upbringing, who at that time had a large German attitude. From 1826 he attended the secondary school "Gollegium Carolinum" in Göttingen and later in Berlin . Then he had his examination to become a senior teacher in Göttingen.

Between 1844 and 1847 Nabert began his study visits to France and Great Britain and his research into the western border of the German language . In 1849 Nabert began teaching at the Aurich grammar school and the girls' college . There he taught English, French and geography. He stopped there in 1853.

In 1850 Heinrich Nabert married his childhood sweetheart Adolfine Pabst. From this marriage two daughters and three sons were born. In 1853 Heinrich Nabert was transferred to the higher citizen school (later the upper secondary school) in Hanover . From 1855 onwards, Nabert's first publications about the “German-French language borders” appeared. In 1856 Nabert also taught at the Hanover cadet school. From 1857 Nabert went on study trips to southern France and Spain .

In 1865/66 Heinrich Nabert was dismissed from all civil service because Arndt's song “Was ist des Deutschen Vaterland?” Was sung at a private party . From 1869 Heinrich Nabert taught at the Frankfurt Trade and Model School in French, English, Latin, Italian, Spanish and geography. In 1870 Nabert met his future friend Richard Böckh , who was also intensively involved in linguistic and geographical work.

After the founding of the empire in 1871, Heinrich Nabert resolutely advocated the reintegration of the Alsace-Lorraine region . He applied for an apprenticeship at the University of Strasbourg , but the answer was negative. In 1871 Nabert's contribution “German People” appeared in the “New Brockhaus”. From 1880 Nabert also worked in the German School Association. Between 1880 and 1888 he explored the southern German language border. He also traveled to the "German East" and made the first language cards.

In 1887 the German School Association in Wiesbaden decided to publish the "Nabert Card". Nabert's display maps were considered the most accurate of their time, as he worked on them for over 40 years. In 1889 Nabert was retired as a school clerk and he wanted to revise his map "The Germans in Europe" again. But his death on May 15, 1890 preceded this plan. The Nabert map was completed and published in 1891 by Richard Böckh under the title "Nabert's map of the spread of Germans in Europe".

In 1890/91 Nabert's life works “The Spread of Germans in Central Europe 1844-1888” and in 1893 the book “The German language area in Europe and the German language otherwise and now” were published posthumously.

literature

1. Heinrich Nabert: The spread of the Germans in Europe 1844-1888 , reprint 2002. ISBN 3-930540-12-6

Web links

• Literature by and about Heinrich Nabert in the catalog of the German National Library