Joseph Antz
Joseph Antz (born February 19, 1880 in Waldhölzbach ; † April 18, 1960 in Bonn ) was a German educator at the Pedagogical Academy in Bonn and a Catholic writer.
In the Weimar Republic, Antz became known as a Catholic publicist after training as a primary school teacher and studying. He was part of the folk high school movement , which was inspired by the youth movement . As a Christian and pacifist , he turned against National Socialism early on .
In 1927 Antz was appointed professor of German and practical pedagogy at the new Catholic Pedagogical Academy in Bonn, but in 1933 he was given leave of absence from the Nazi state and forced into retirement in 1934. In 1945 the occupying power appointed him in the administration of the new North Rhine province to head the "Teacher Education" department for the establishment of the new elementary school teacher education in the Rhineland, which he influenced until his death.
In 1951 Antz co-founded the Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster Society , which opposed new nationalist positions. In 1946/47 he demanded a connection to the confessional tradition of the Pedagogical Academy , but not an ideologically neutral, university education for teachers. He wanted to establish a Christian humanism after the oppression of Christianity by National Socialism and to put an end to a lack of historical and political education among the general public. In 1947 he founded the specialist journal Pädagogische Rundschau, which still exists today .
Antz dealt from an early age with reading promotion on a Christian basis. He co-edited the successful reader “Die gute Saat” (Westermann-Verlag).
Fonts
- Holy inheritance. Christian family house book , 1940 a. ö.
- Guided tour of the youth to literature , Paderborn 1927 (new edition 1950 and other)
- with Franz Pöggeler : Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster and its significance for contemporary education . Festschrift for the completion of the 85th year of life of Prof. Dr. phil. theol. hc Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster on June 2, 1954, Henn-Verlag, Ratingen 1955
- Tradition and a new beginning . Festival ceremony for Joseph Antz, 1957
Web links
- Literature by and about Joseph Antz in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reinhard Richter: National Thinking in Catholicism of the Weimar Republic
- ↑ Sigrid Blömeke on Joseph Antz
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Antz, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waldhölzbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1960 |
| Place of death | Bonn |