Johann Christian Gottfried Dressel
Johann Christian Gottfried Dressel (born September 22, 1751 in Crossen an der Oder , † October 16, 1824 in Charlottenburg ) was a German Protestant pastor and the chronicler of the city of Charlottenburg. He campaigned strongly for a reform of the school system and better care for the poor population of Charlottenburg.
Life
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Dressel studied theology, in 1771 at the University of Wittenberg and from 1772 to 1773 in Halle . After his successful graduation, Dressel was vice principal at a school in Werder , then principal in Biesental . In 1778 he was given the parish office of the city of Charlottenburg .
In the 18th century, Charlottenburg was a small town whose inhabitants lived from agriculture and cattle breeding or worked at the court. The congregation was in just as miserable a condition as the schools that were then subordinate to the church. The poverty was also great. Dressel campaigned for the improvement of living conditions in his community and reformed the school system in Charlottenburg. On his initiative, the first school building in Charlottenburg was built in Gierkezeile and in 1802 a hospital for the poor.
Dressel wrote two chronicles that made him famous: the so-called “parish chronicle”, which is owned by the Luisenkirche, and the so-called “Dressel chronicle”, which is owned by the district office of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Berlin. Both chronicles tell about the history of the city of Charlottenburg and are unique of their kind.
Dressel also wrote six diaries. The first two volumes are in the Royal Municipal Library in the Administrative Information Center of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf District Office in Berlin. The first volume reports on Dressel's childhood, youth and studies. The second deals with the time before he took office in Charlottenburg. The other four volumes are currently lost.
Dressel was buried in the Luisenfriedhof I in Charlottenburg . The grave no longer exists today.
literature
- Johann Christian Gottfried Dressel: biography, part 1: from his birth to his return from universities or from 1751–1773 , Charlottenburg,
- Johann Christian Gottfried Dressel: Biography, Part 2: From assuming his first public office as school teacher to resigning from his second school post or from 1773–1778 , Charlottenburg,
- Johann Christian Gottfried Dressel: Recorded news of the origin, extension and enlargement of the Royal Palace and the city of Charlottenburg, collected from town hall acts and personal experiences of the early chief preacher , Charlottenburg, 1816
- Henrike Hülsbergen: Charlottenburg really is a city: from the unpublished chronicles of Johann Christian Gottfried Dressel (1751–1824) , Berlin, Edition Divan, 1987
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Christian Gottfried Dressel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Memorial plaque for Johann Christian Gottfried Dressel , www.berlin.de, accessed on January 6, 2016
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Christian Gottfried Dressel: biography 1751–1773, Royal Magistrate Library of Charlottenburg in the administrative information center of the district office of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Berlin
- ^ Johann Christian Gottfried Dressel: biography 1773–1778, Royal Magistrate Library of Charlottenburg in the administrative information center of the district office of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Berlin
- ↑ Henrike Hülsbergen: Charlottenburg was really a city, Berlin, 1987
- ^ Acta of the magistrate in Charlottenburg concerning the construction of a poor house, royal magistrate library to Charlottenburg in the administrative information center of the district office Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf of Berlin
- ↑ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Luisenfriedhof I & Luisenfriedhof II: a cemetery guide / ed. from the Evangelical Luisen parish. - Berlin, 2015. - ISBN 978-3-00-048531-2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dressel, Johann Christian Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pastor and chronicler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1751 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Crossing the Oder |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1824 |
| Place of death | Charlottenburg |