Hermann Kluge

Hermann Kluge (born March 11, 1832 in Ehrenhain , † April 25, 1914 in Altenburg ) was a German writer , librarian and teacher .

Life

Born the son of a master carpenter, Kluge attended the Herzogliche Friedrich-Gymnasium in Altenburg and then, thanks to a scholarship, studied Protestant theology in Jena , where he was particularly influenced by Karl August Hase . In addition, he made language studies of philological , Germanic , oriental and Sanskrit language . During his studies in 1851 he became a member of the Arminia fraternity in the castle cellar . In the winter semester of 1853/54 he studied philology in Heidelberg , and in 1854 in Leipzig . In 1854 he took his first and in 1856 his second theology exam, both in Leipzig, where he was awarded a Dr. phil. received his doctorate . In 1856 he became a catechist at the Peterskirche in Leipzig and attended the educational seminars in Berlin , Köpenick , Münsterberg, Bautzen and Dresden . In 1857 he was supposed to go to the Altenburg teacher training college, but was given a short term position as a religion teacher at the Altenburg Friedrichsgymnasium. In 1865 he was appointed professor of religion there. In 1885 he took over provisionally and then from 1889 to 1913 finally the position of director of the ducal private and state library in Altenburg. He was also the administrator of the Ducal Coin Cabinet , which is why he dealt with numismatics and became a collector of autographs , bookplates and coins himself . He later had to resign due to an eye condition.

He was a member and later an honorary member of the Altenburg Art Association and a member of the Altenburg Literary Association .

Honors

• 1893: Appointment to the court councilor
• 1900: Appointed Privy Councilor
• 1905: Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Duke Saxony-Ernestine House Order
• 1909: Herzog Ernst Medal
• 1910: Medal of Merit for Art and Science in gold with a crown
• Honorary member of the German Reich Party

Publications (selection)

• De controversia, quae inter Erasmum Roterodamum atque Lutherum de libero suit arbitrio. Altenburg 1859.
• The relation of ancient tragedy to modern. Altenburg 1868.
• About the essence of the Greek accent. Cöthen 1876.
• Selection of German poems based on the history of German national literature. Altenburg 1878, 22nd edition 1936.
• The Consecutio Temporum its constitution and appearances in Latin. Cöthen 1883.
• Topics on German essays and lectures. For higher education institutions. Altenburg 1886, 21st edition 1931.
• On the genesis of the Iliad. Cöthen 1889.
• Plan of reading the Iliad in two year courses. Leipzig 1891.
• History of German national literature. 58th edition, Altenburg 1937.

literature

• Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume II: Artists. Winter, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8253-6813-5 , pp. 402-404.

Web links

• Hermann Kluge in the Internet Archive