Herrmann Herring

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Herrmann Conrad Wilhelm Hering (born November 5, 1800 in Büche , Saatzig district , † February 1, 1886 in Stettin ) was a German high school teacher , historian and entomologist. He researched and published on the history of Pomerania and worked as an entomologist .

Life

Born as the son of a Protestant clergyman ("preacher") in Büche in the Saatzig district , he attended the Gröning Gymnasium in Stargard and studied theology, philology and history at the University of Halle from 1819 .

In 1822 Hering came to the royal and city high school in Szczecin , where he worked until his retirement in 1876. He attended the seminar until 1825 and was also an assistant teacher, became a full teacher in 1826, received the title of professor ( grammar school professor ) in 1838 and finally moved up to the first senior teacher position in 1869. He taught history, Latin and German. From 1828 to 1840 he was also a Baccalaureus of the Jageteufel College , in which students of the grammar school could live.

Hering took an active part in the social and scientific life of Szczecin. He got involved in the Szczecin Horticultural Association , of which he became honorary president, and worked as a Freemason in the St. John's Lodge to the three circles .

He did research on the history of Pomerania and published in the journal Baltic Studies , which he helped to bring about in 1832. Until 1874 he was responsible for the collections of the Society for Pomeranian History and Archeology .

Hering also worked as an entomologist . In 1837 he was one of the co-founders of the Entomological Association in Stettin , the first entomological association in Germany, and published several articles about butterflies in the Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung .

Hering was awarded the Red Eagle Order IV class and the Royal Crown Order III. Class excellent. The University of Greifswald received his doctorate in 1875. phil. hc

Fonts (selection)

  • The drinking horn of Duke Wartislav V. In: Baltic studies . Volume 1 AF. 1832, pp. 372-379.
  • About the knowledge of the ancients of the country and the peoples on the south side of the Baltic Sea . 1833.
  • Contributions to the topography of Szczecin in earlier times. In: Baltic Studies . Volume 10 AF. 1844, pp. 1-86.

literature

Footnotes

  1. ^ Martin Wehrmann : History of the Jageteufelschen Collegium in Stettin 1399 to 1899. In: Baltic studies . Volume 3 NF. 1899, p. 64.
personal data
SURNAME Herring, Herrmann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hering, Herrmann Conrad Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German high school teacher, historian and entomologist
DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH Books , Saatzig district
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1886
Place of death Szczecin