Karl Wilhelm Bouterwek
Karl Wilhelm Bouterwek (born August 30, 1809 in Friedrichshütte near Tarnowitz in Upper Silesia , † December 22, 1868 in Elberfeld ) was a German high school director and historian .
Life
Bouterwek studied philology and history in Halle and Breslau before obtaining his doctorate in philosophy in Jena . During his studies he became a member of a fraternity . He then began teaching for several months in Hofwil at Fellenberg's educational institution and founded a school in Bern in 1833 and an educational institution in Wabern near Bern in 1834 . He was naturalized in Grosshöchstetten (Switzerland) on December 14, 1835 together with his wife Julia Wilhelmie Hedwig Michaelis . The children were not naturalized. In autumn 1844, Bouterwek was appointed rector of the grammar school in Elberfeld , which he was in charge of until his death.
Bouterwek dealt, among other things, with Anglo-Saxon poetry, later also with the history of the Bergisches Land , founded the Bergisches Geschichtsverein , which he took over as chairman. Together with Wilhelm Crecelius , he edited the series of journal of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein .
Honors
After many awards and the title of professor awarded in 1864 , he received his doctorate in theology from the Evangelical Theological Faculty of the University of Bonn in the last years of his life . In Wuppertal District Sonnborn a street is named after him.
Works
- About Cædmon , the oldest Anglo-Saxon poet, and the same metric ... , 1844
- Life and work of Rudolf von Rodt, VDM Weil. Missionaries to the Londoners , 1852
- Cædmon's Anglo-Saxon Biblical Seals , 1854
- An Anglo-Saxon glossary , 1854
- The Four Gospels in Old North Humbrian , 1857
- Swidbert , the apostle of the Bergisches Land , 1859
- On the literature and history of the Anabaptists , 1864
- History of the Latin School in Elberfeld , Samuel Lucas, Elberfeld, 1865
- Sibylla, Electress of Saxony: Born Duchess of Jülich, Cleve, Berg , 1871
literature
- Wilhelm Crecelius: Bouterwek, Karl Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 216.
- Rudolf Bouterwek: In memory of Karl Wilhelm Bouterwek, director of the grammar school in Elberfeld. Lucas, Elberfeld 1869.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Journal of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein (1870), p. 367.
- ↑ Entry in the citizens' register of Grosshöchstetten (Volume I / 231)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bouterwek, Karl Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German high school director and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarnowitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1868 |
| Place of death | Elberfeld |