Hermann Böttcher (philologist)

Hermann Constantin Böttcher (born July 28, 1846 in Langeln am Harz, † October 21, 1925 in Clausthal-Zellerfeld ) was a German philologist, high school professor and historian.

Life

Hermann Constantin Böttcher was born on July 28, 1846 in Langeln am Harz as the son of Langeln surgeon Friedrich Böttcher and his wife Louise. With the certificate of maturity, Hermann Böttcher graduated from the Royal Cathedral High School in Halberstadt in 1867 . From 1867 to 1870 he studied philology in Göttingen and in the meantime in Berlin . After a probationary year as a teacher at the Archigymnasium Soest , he took up a position as a scientific assistant teacher at the Halberstädter Domgymnasium on October 1, 1871. In April 1872 he received his doctorate from the University of Rostock. phil., the subject of his doctoral thesis was: "About the sources of Cassius Dio in his account of the civil war between Caesar and Pompey."

In August 1873, Böttcher took his extension exam in Göttingen and in October was given a permanent position at the Domgymnasium. From November 1887 his official position was senior teacher and on March 16, 1893 he was appointed professor. On April 1, 1909, Böttcher left the grammar school and retired.

Hermann Böttcher had been with his wife Agnes Amalie Marie, born in July 1873. Struve, married. The only child they had was Elisabeth Agnes Luise Clara Böttcher on August 25, 1881. After the death of his wife, Böttcher left Halberstadt and spent the last months of his life in Clausthal with his daughter, where he died on October 21, 1925.

plant

• Böttcher, Hermann: "About the sources, the Cassius Dio in his representation of the civil war between Caesar and Pompejus". In: Annual report of the Royal Cathedral Gymnasium Halberstadt for 1871/1872
• Böttcher, Hermann: “The use of the case in Herodotus”. In: Program of the Royal Cathedral Gymnasium in Halberstadt: Easter 1884/1885. Doelle, Halberstadt, 1885, pp. 1-24
• Böttcher, Hermann: “Quedlinburg's Relationship to Halberstadt in the Middle Ages”. In: Annual report of the Royal Cathedral Gymnasium Halberstadt for 1907/1908
• Böttcher, Hermann: "New Halberstädter Chronik", Halberstadt 1913
• Böttcher, Hermann: "Halberstadt in the 30 Years War". In: Zeitschrift des Harz-Verein für Geschichte und Altertumskunde (ZHarzVGA) 47 (1914) 81 - 103, 161 - 196 (with continuation until 1648 published separately, Halberstadt 1914). Also extended reprint published by Dieter Leusche and Martin Hentrich in EDITION HUY No. 26, Ostfalia-Verlag, Osterwieck, 2018
• Böttcher, Hermann: "The first cathedral dean election in Halberstadt under Brandenburg rule". In: ZHarzVGA 49 (1916) 33 - 41
• Böttcher, Hermann: “The first French visit to Aschersleben during the 7 Years War”. In: ZHarzVGA 49 (1916) 154-158
• Böttcher, Hermann: Review of the book "Burchard II., Bishop of Halberstadt (1060-1088)" by Gotthilf Sellin, Munich and Leipzig 1914. In: ZHarzVGA 49 (1916) 193-196
• Böttcher, Hermann: "The gift from Zilly to Colonel Ruth", In: ZHarzVGA 50 (1917) 82 - 88
• Böttcher, Hermann: “Conditions of culture in Halbertstadt around 1600”. In: ZHarzVGA 50 (1917) 136 - 159
• Böttcher, Hermann: "Halberstadt in the 7 Years War", Halberstadt 1921
• Böttcher, Hermann: "The hermit in the Klus near Halberstadt". In: Heimat-Kalender for the Harzgau 1925, p.61ff

literature

• Finger, Hendrik: Hermann Böttcher from Langeln - Halberstadt's historian . Magdeburg, Edition Huy, [2019] (series EDITION HUY, No. 27)
• Finger, Hendrik: Prof. Hermann Böttcher - a Langelner writes the history of Halberstadt . In: Harz-Zeitschrift, Berlin, Lukas-Verlag, Vol. 71 (2019), pp. 55-70

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Baptismal register of the Evangelical Church Community Langeln .