Johann Heinrich Löhmann

Family grave Löhmann Flensburg

Johann Heinrich Löhmann (born February 19, 1830 in Burg , Süderdithmarschen , † February 8, 1908 in Flensburg ) was a German pedagogue , cantor and organist .

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Johann Heinrich Löhmann was a son of the goldsmith Karsten Heinrich Löhmann (born February 11, 1790 in Beidenfleth ; † June 17, 1855 in Burg) and his wife Catharina Elsabe, née Thun (born November 2, 1794 in Nienbüttel ; † April 22, 1881 in Burg), whose father was a peasant governor.

Löhmann was confirmed , then preparand in Meldorf and from 1848 seminarist in Segeberg . From 1850 to 1851 he fought in the Schleswig-Holstein Army . On Michaelmas 1852 he passed the final examination with the "first character". He then worked for six months as a tutor in Kaltenkirchen . Due to his membership in the Schleswig-Holstein army, he was not allowed to accept the duly made election as a teacher in Oldenswort in 1853 . Instead, he got a job as a girls' teacher and organist in Heide that same year . In the following year he moved to Wedel as first teacher and organist .

On September 26, 1854 Löhmann married Margaretha Christine Friderike Petersen in Heide (born May 29, 1833 in Heide, † April 18, 1908 in Flensburg), with whom he had four sons. In 1856 he moved to Flensburg. As a “typist and arithmetic master” he taught at the St. Johannis School and worked as a cantor and sexton . The church council appointed him organist for the period of his teaching activity, which ended in 1897.

Löhmann was an intelligent and mentally flexible personality and was considered a skilled catechist due to his rhetorical skills . He was able to convey the most complicated facts to his students, who later founded a “Löhmann community”. He kept his talent for leadership well into old age.

Löhmann had a significant influence on the educators of Schleswig-Holstein . In 1875 he took over the management of the St. Johannis School in Flensburg and had a decisive influence on its new building. His new form of organization developed into a prime example on which other educational institutions in the region orientated themselves.

Löhmann published several arithmetic and hymn books for elementary schools . He wrote many educational and methodological essays that appeared in school newspapers at home and abroad. He was also interested in folklore and wrote for magazines such as Die Heimat . In addition, he composed four-part chorales for male choirs and set lyrics by Klaus Groth , with whom he was on friendly terms. In Flensburg he co-founded the Low German Association.

Löhmann always wanted to improve the elementary school system, to preserve the honor and rights of teachers and to enable theoretical and practical further education . He was a member of the executive boards of the Flensburg and Schleswig-Holstein teachers' associations and chaired the legal school commission for 15 years. He also founded the “Pension Allowance Fund for Widows and Orphans Flensburg Elementary School Teachers”.

From November 7th, 1865 he was the last "clerk" at the St. Johannis boys' school. This was later named after him, but has since been dissolved. The adjoining Löhmannhalle was also named after him. Today the vhs-Zentrum Sandberg and the Paulus-Paulsen-Schule, a support center, are located on the site of the former Löhmann School .

literature

• Magdalena Weihmann: Löhmann, Johann Heinrich. In: Schleswig-Holstein Biographical Lexicon. Volume 3. Karl Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1974, pp. 181-182.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Johann Heinrich Löhmann: Chorales for four male voices (after Apel): Zum Gebr. F. Gymnasiums, seminars, teachers and Men's choirs . Homann, Kiel 1868 ( dnb.de [accessed June 28, 2020]).
2. ↑ http://www.loehmann.flensburg.de/neu_090308a/gruender.html