Johann Gottfried Gurlitt
Johann Gottfried Gurlitt (born March 13, 1754 in Halle , † June 14, 1827 in Hamburg ) was a German philologist and schoolboy. His work was largely shaped by the Enlightenment .
Life
Johann Gottfried Gurlitt was born as the son of master tailor Johann Georg Gurlitt from Konradswaldau in Silesia and his wife Johanna Christiane, nee. Carnal, born. He grew up in Leipzig and attended the Thomas School there . From 1772 he studied at the University of Leipzig . He devoted himself mainly to the classical and oriental languages and also acquired knowledge of Arabic , Chaldean and Coptic .
After completing his studies, he became a teacher at the Berge Monastery . There he taught Latin, Greek, history and philosophy. From 1779 he was next to Johann Friedrich Lorenz rector of the school and from 1796 director of the educational center. Gurlitt's concern was the education of the students for independence in the sense of the Enlightenment. He promoted science lessons and set up a reading library for students. Half-yearly exams and prizes for school achievements should also promote this goal. With his school program publication Biographical and literary note by Johann Winkelmann , he is one of the earliest biographers of Johann Joachim Winckelmann .
In 1784, the enlightener joined the Masonic lodge "Ferdinand zur Glückseligkeit" in Magdeburg and appeared there as a speaker. He left the lodge again in 1790.
In 1802 Gurlitt was called to Hamburg by Johann Jakob Rambach to reform the Johanneum and the grammar school . He ran both institutions until his death. His work there was also determined by the thoughts of the Enlightenment. It gave the school a reputation and increased the number of students noticeably.
Honors
In 1840, in the Hamburg district of St. Georg, Gurlittstrasse and Gurlitt Island were named after Johann Gottfried Gurlitt.
literature
- Heinrich Julius Kämmel , Richard Hoche: Gurlitt, Johannes Gottfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, pp. 182-185.
- Hans Oppermann : Gurlitt, Johannes Gottfried. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 328 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Johannes Gurlitt, Cornelius Müller (eds.): Hamburgische Schulschriften , W. Heinrichshofen, Magdeburg, 1829, ( digitized )
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Gottfried Gurlitt in the German Digital Library
- Johann Gottfried Gurlitt in the Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Horst Beckershaus: The Hamburg street names. 6th edition, Verlag Die Hanse, Hamburg 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gurlitt, Johann Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philologist, pedagogue and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1754 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle (Saale) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 1827 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |