Johann Gedrat

Johann Gedrat (born March 3, 1883 in Gintschaiten ; † May 9, 1915 at Lombartzyde ) was a German gymnastics teacher.

Life

Johann Gedrat taught at today's elementary school Albert Schweitzer School in Hannover-Linden . On his initiative, the first gymnastics facility was built in Linden.

Gedrat was from 1901 to 1903 first chairman of the swimming club "Neptun" from 1895 (which in 1919 in the Hanoverian swimming club from 1892 ).

Gedrat was one of the leading personalities in German swimming before the First World War and from 1913 until his death in 1915 he succeeded Fritz Droemer as the swimming supervisor of the German Swimming Association . Johann Gedrat died in 1915 as a soldier in the First World War near Lombardtzyde at the age of 32 .

Honors

The Gedrathof in Hanover-Bothfeld , established in 1978, honors the teacher and athlete with its name.

literature

Dirk Böttcher : Gedrat, Johann , in: Dirk Böttcher, Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein, Hugo Thielen : Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , p. 126.
Dirk Böttcher: Gedrat, Johann. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 206.
Helmut Zimmermann : Gedrathof. In: The street names of the state capital Hanover , Verlag Hahnsche Buchhandlung , Hanover 1992, ISBN 3-7752-6120-6 , p. 88

Web links

Website of the primary school Albert-Schweitzer-Schule in Hannover-Linden
Website of the Hanoverian swimming club from 1892 e. V. (HSV 1892)

References and comments

↑ ^a ^b Helmut Zimmermann: Gedrathof. In: The street names ... , p. 88
↑ Note: In the Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon as well as in the Stadtlexikon Hannover the place of birth Ginschalt is mentioned differently .
↑ Dirk Böttcher: Gedrat, Johann. In: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon , p. 126
↑ ^a ^b Dirk Böttcher: Gedrat Johann. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 206

personal data
SURNAME	Gedrat, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German swimming instructor and participant in the 1912 Olympic Games
DATE OF BIRTH	March 3, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gintschaiten
DATE OF DEATH	May 9, 1915
Place of death	Lombartzyde

[Straßennamen-1] Helmut Zimmermann: Gedrathof. In: The street names ... , p. 88

[2] Note: In the Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon as well as in the Stadtlexikon Hannover the place of birth Ginschalt is mentioned differently .

[HBL-3] Dirk Böttcher: Gedrat, Johann. In: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon , p. 126

[SLH-4] Dirk Böttcher: Gedrat Johann. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 206