Johann Sigismund Strodtmann

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Johann Sigismund Strodtmann , also Siegismund or Sigmund , (* July 20, 1797 in Hadersleben , † September 12, 1888 in Wandsbek ) was a German theologian and philologist.

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Johann Sigismund Strodtmann was a son of the theologian Adolph Heinrich Strodtmann and his first wife Elisabeth Magdalena, née Cretschmer. He attended the school of scholars in Hadersleben and learned in particular from Paulsen, Sternhagen and Braumeiser. From Michaelis 1815 to Michaelis 1820 he studied several subjects at universities in Kiel, Halle and again Kiel. At Easter 1821 he passed the official theological examination in Schleswig with "honorable distinction".

After graduating, Strodtmann worked as a Latin teacher at the Petri School in Copenhagen . From Easter 1823 he worked as a collaborator at the school of scholars in Husum . On December 10, 1825, he received a call as sub-rector to Flensburg and began work there on April 5, 1826. On May 22, 1828 he married the rector's daughter Louise Amalie Wolff (born May 22, 1808 in Flensburg ). The couple had the sons Adolph and Carl Friedrich Wolff .

In 1832 Strodtmann joined the Nordic antiquity community in Copenhagen. He dealt with a wide range of topics, including classical, German and oriental studies in philology. He also worked as a translator and poet.

On May 20 (October 11), 1840, Strodtmann moved to Hadersleben as chief pastor, where he succeeded his father. Through his own work and publications, he was always committed to improving and expanding the collaboration between church, school and science. Like his father, he endeavored to have an impact beyond the professional sphere. He faced all contradictions with ease.

The Schleswig-Holstein uprising ended Strodtmann's work in Flensburg. As a clear representative of German views, the state administration dismissed him from office on May 21, 1850. Strodtmann himself described his views on this in the "Satura", which he dedicated to Duke Friedrich VIII of Schleswig-Holstein . The work did not appear until 1864 and thus under different political realities than at the time of dismissal.

In 1851 Strodtmann settled in Wandsbek and initially worked as a private teacher, mostly in Hamburg . Then he devoted himself entirely to literary work. In addition to a previously written treatise on vocal and phonetic theory, he wrote a comprehensive edition of Horace, which was highly regarded at the time . He was one of Grimm's direct collaborators and excerpted Friedrich Stolberg's poems for his German dictionary and wrote until he was 90.

The University of Jena awarded Strodtmann an honorary doctorate on June 17, 1857.

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SURNAME Strodtmann, Johann Sigismund
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Strodtmann, Johann Siegismund; Strodtmann, Johann Sigmund
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian and philologist
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH Hadersleben
DATE OF DEATH September 12, 1888
Place of death Wandsbek