Johann Gottfried Melos

Johann Gottfried Melos (also: Johann Gottfried Mehlhose ) (* 1770 in Großmonra ; † February 16, 1828 in Weimar ) was a German high school professor , pedagogue and book author whose works have been published several times.

Life

He was married to Ulrica Justine Wilhelmine Melos (1780–1866). Of his daughters, Ida Melos (1817–1899) is historically documented through the marriage of Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810–1876) as the older sister of Marie Melos (1820–1888).

Works

• 1816: Would Wilhelm Ernst's enlightened spirit beckon us with applause if he appeared to us today after a hundred years? 12 pp.
• 1817: Brief history of the Reformation for community and elementary schools.
• 1818: Collection of samples for declaration exercises for young people. 292 pp.
• 1820: Biblical history of the Old and New Testaments: for citizen and elementary schools. 389 pp.
• 1822: Description of the Jewish land at the time of Jesus: geographically, civil, religious, domestic and scholarly; for community and elementary schools. 153 pp.
• 1822: Natural history for community and elementary schools. 433 pp.
• 1823: Teachings of Comfort and Warning. 223 pp.
• 1824: The Spirit of Christianity: A handbook on religious lectures for teachers. 210 pp.
• 1825: Reader from Saxon history: For the German and especially Saxon youth; With two plates with illustrations and a chart. 232 pp.
• 1828: Nature teaching for community and elementary schools as well as the lower classes of grammar schools. 431 pp.
• 1830: Selection of moral stories and poems for the youth. 296 pp.
• 1867: Reprint: The History of the Reformation: a memorial book for Protestant Christians, 158 pp.

Web links

• Lippische Landesbibliothek Detmold , accessed on May 26, 2013