Karl Kollbach
Karl Kollbach (* 1858 in Mülheim am Rhein ; † June 27, 1911 in Remagen ) was a German educator and travel writer.
Kollbach worked as a teacher at the secondary school in Bonn before he was appointed district school inspector for the Ahrweiler district in 1894 and moved to Remagen in the same year . In 1905 he became chairman of the Remagen Beautification Association, which he headed until his death. In 1906 Kollbach initiated the establishment of the Association for the Preservation of the Erpeler Ley , which successfully campaigned for the rescue of this basalt rock opposite Remagen. His son of the same name (* 1895) later founded his own publishing house. Karl Kollbach died in 1911 as a result of an accident at work.
Works (selection)
- Pictures from the Rhine
- The German Alps
- From the Tatra Mountains to Saxon Switzerland
- From the Elbe to the Danube , Cologne 1899
- Out into the distance! Advice for young hikers , [1909]
- Natural science and school, methodology of the entire natural sciences for higher educational establishments and elementary schools with basic features for the reform of this teaching , 1888
- German hard work. Walks through the factories, workshops and trading houses of West Germany. 2 volumes.
literature
- Ernst Karl Plachner: Karl Kollbach. The savior of the Erpeler Ley . In: Heimat-Jahrbuch des Kreis Ahrweiler 1972 , pp. 127–145.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.verschoenerungsverein-remagen.de/vereinschronik/23-vereinsgeschichte.html
- ↑ Karl Kollbach: "Aktenzeichen 475/39". Own documentary factual report of "then" and "now". A contribution to German self-reflection , book and newspaper printing company H. Köllen, Bonn 1949, volume 1, p. 21.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kollbach, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German travel writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mülheim am Rhein |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1911 |
| Place of death | Remagen |