Hermann Schiller
Hermann Schiller (also Herman ; born November 7, 1839 in Wertheim ; † June 11, 1902 in Leipzig ) was a German teacher, grammar school director and since 1877 professor at the University of Giessen .
Life
As headmaster of the Großherzoglichen Gymnasium Gießen since 1876 Schiller rose to the secret high school council and member of the Großherzogl . Hessian Ministry of the Interior. He was considered one of the most important school teachers in Germany and wrote a. a. Contributions to ancient language teaching, German essay didactics and school hygiene, often in the magazine for the high school system . He was also one of the pioneers of seminar didactics for young teachers.
From July 11th to 13th, 1899, Schiller published three articles in the Frankfurter Zeitung in which he criticized the higher education system in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . At the instigation of State Minister Carl Rothe , he was then suspended from duty by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig and immediately forced to retire as director of the Giessen grammar school and full professor at the university. He then wrote a four-volume world history as a school book.
From an obituary
“If I have wonderful memories of my school days, I owe them to no one more than Herman Schiller, who has been my director in the small university town of Giessen all these years. [...] He did not know any differences in class or denomination. In a time of rampant class hatred, he did not give up his liberal, progressive beliefs by a hair's breadth. In the depths of his soul, he hated all muckling; yes, he made no secret of his anti-church sentiments. It was said with a shudder that he looked out of the window during prayer, that he took the Frankfurter Zeitung into the conference room. Nor will anyone want to or be able to accuse him of bringing up the now popular hurray patriotism in his school. I never heard him make a celebratory speech, either on the Kaiser's birthday or on the Grand Duke's birthday. On such an occasion a Haydn quartet corresponded to his inclinations more than bad national poems. [...] His lessons in history and in German literature are absolutely unforgettable. You could learn more from him in an hour than from many a professor in a year and day. He was inexhaustible in his suggestions, in the gift of illuminating a topic from various angles. "
Fonts (selection)
- Hermann Schiller: History of the Roman Empire. 2 volumes in 3 parts. Perthes, Gotha 1883/1887.
- Hermann Schiller: Handbook of practical pedagogy. Fues, Leipzig 1886.
- Herman Schiller: Textbook of the history of pedagogy: For students and young teachers of higher educational institutions. Fues, Leipzig 1887 ( digitized version ).
- Herman Schiller: World history from the earliest times to the beginning of the 20th century: A manual. 4 volumes. Spemann, Berlin / Stuttgart 1900–1901.
Web links
- Overview of Hermann Schiller's courses at Leipzig University (summer semester 1900 to summer semester 1902)
Individual evidence
- ^ Frankfurter Zeitung . 1902, no.163 (June 14, 1902), Abendblatt.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schiller, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schiller, Herman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wertheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1902 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |