Julius Ackerknecht

Julius Ackerknecht (born December 14, 1856 in Herrenberg ; † July 8, 1932 in Stuttgart ) was a professor a. a. for French at the Friedrich-Eugens-Realschule (grammar school) in Stuttgart and also board member of the German language association there. He wrote German writings on the pronunciation of the French language for teachers and students, especially for teaching and about the corresponding phonetics. He was known in professional circles for his excellent teaching method and his literary achievements in French phonetics for teachers and students.

Life

Julius Ackerknecht was born as the 10th of 15 children from the second marriage of the widowed white tanner (Gottlieb) August Ackerknecht (1807–1869) with Johanne (Agathe), née. Heldmaier (1826-1903). His wife Sophie geb. Henes (1857–1932) was a niece of the Tübingen professor of philosophy and history Dr. Albert Schwegler .

The son Erwin Ackerknecht (1880–1960) became library and adult education center director in Stettin and later director of the Schiller National Museum in Marbach , his son Eberhard Ackerknecht (1883–1968) became professor of veterinary anatomy, his grandson Erwin Heinz Ackerknecht (1906–1988) became a doctor, medical historian and professor in Madison (Wisconsin, USA) and in Zurich.

Education and professional career

In 1862 he began his training at the elementary and Latin school in Herrenberg, at Württemberg secondary schools and at the Königl. Polytechnic school in Stuttgart. After the high school diploma in 1874, he studied at the technical college for mathematics and natural sciences as well as the French language until 1876. After that he was a substitute teacher at secondary schools. After completing the Realteacher exams in 1879, he was employed as a Realteacher (teacher) and continued training (with a travel grant) October 1888 - April 1889 in Lausanne to study French language and literature at the Académie and Ecole normal there. After all, from 1900 he was employed as a professor at the Realanstalt (Gymnasium) Stuttgart (Friedrich-Eugens-Realschule). He went on various study trips a. a. in the French-speaking region of Switzerland and France, in particular in 1897 he completed a two-month study visit to Paris (academic exchange with the local phoneticians Abbé Rousselot from the Collège de France and Prof. Paul Passy).

Achievement and appreciations

As the author of teaching aids in recognizing the importance of phonetics and phonetic writing for French language teaching for German speakers and other publications, he had also made a name for himself among new philologists. The recognition of his work is attested by the award of the Bronze Wilhelm Cross (before 1918) and the Knight's Cross First Class of the Order of Frederick (on the occasion of his retirement in 1918). He was honored by August Sieburg: Professor aD Julius Ackerknecht 70 years old , in the Stuttgarter Neues Tagblatt, December 14, 1926 (evening) and in the obituary Two well-known Stuttgarters died . In: Stuttgarter Neues Tagblatt, July 1932 and in the Württemberger Zeitung, July 16, 1932 Professor Julius Ackerknecht † .

Works

He is the author of articles in specialist journals on newer languages ​​as well as the teaching material methodical instructions for French pronunciation, initially for southern German students . Student edition. 31 S., Stuttgart 1896. 2nd edition 1900, 3rd edition 1915, JB Metzler's Verlag, teachers' edition 1896, 100 pages, Stuttgart 1896. JB Metzler's Verlag

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• Otto Wendt: Encyclopedia of French Lessons. Hannover-List, Meyer, 1909, p. 121, p. 236. University of Toronto
• August Hettler: Neuphilologenlexikon in 5 volumes . Halle (Saale) 1915, pp. 10-11
• Complete directory of German-language literature (GV) 1700-1910 . Vol. 1 / A-Ac, KG Saur Munich, New York London Paris 1979
• Julius Ackerknecht: From my memories . Handwritten manuscript until 1929, transferred and illustrated, Familien Ackerknecht, Stuttgart & Zurich, 2000, .49 pp.
• Julius Ackerknecht: Handwritten notes, estate