Wilhelm Büchner (Pedagogue)

Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Büchner (born July 26, 1807 in Bardenitz , † May 13, 1891 in Schwerin ) was a German high school teacher and classical philologist .

Life

Wilhelm Büchner, son of pastor August Friedrich Eberhard Büchner (born October 31, 1768 in Flechtingen / Altmark; † August 17, 1823 in Bardenitz), attended the Lyceum in Wittenberg as a pupil from Easter 1821 to Easter 1827 . After graduating from university, he began at the University of Halle-Wittenberg , where he studied classical philology with Karl Christian Reisig . After he had defended the philosophical dissertation treatise De Graecae Mythologiae origine and Theses controversae on February 13, 1830 , he was awarded a doctorate in philosophy.

Since 1828, Büchner has been working as an assistant teacher at the pedagogy in Halle, after his studies with Michaelis in 1830 he became a collaborator at the Latin school of the orphanage in Halle. In January 1831 he received an adjunct position at the Pforta state school and three years later moved to the grammar school in Halberstadt as a senior teacher . However, he only stayed here for a short time. Four months later, in 1834, he became a senior teacher at the Fridericianum Schwerin . Here he made his home and wrote some writings. He also rose in the professional hierarchy and on November 28, 1865 was rector of the educational institution. In 1874 he fell seriously ill, so that he had to ask for his release in the summer of 1875. He struggled with the disease for the rest of his life until he finally passed away.

Wilhelm Büchner was a member of the Association for Mecklenburg History and Archeology from 1835 to 1844 .

Publications

• Theses controversae. Hall 1830
• M. Tulli Ciceronis per Sexto Roscio Amerino Oratio. Recensuit, emendavit, scripturae varietatem, veterem Scholiastam selectas Variorum Annotationes suasque. Leipzig 1835 ( digitized )
• Carmen congratulates the Grand Duke Friedrich Franz I on the celebration of the government jubilee in 1835.
• Commentatio, qua M. Tullium Ciceronum orationis per Archio poeta auctorem non esse demonstratur. Part. I. Schwerin 1839, Part. II. Schwerin 1841
• Congratulations to Carmen, dedicated to the large city school in Wismar to celebrate its 300th anniversary. 1841
• About the life plan of Cn. Pompey Magnus. First department. Schwerin 1847, second department 1849
• Carmen congratulations, on the wedding of Sr. Königl. Highness of the now reigning Grand Duke. 1849
• Carmen congratulations, on the remarriage of Sr. Kgl. Highness with Anna, Princess of Hesse and by the Rhine. 1864
• Adnotationes ad M. Tullii Ciceronis orationem per Corn. Balbo habitam. Congratulations on the 300th anniversary of the Grand Duke. Friedrich-Franz-Gymnasium in Parchim. 1864, Part II 1865
• De tabula Heracleensi commentatio. Congratulations on the 25th anniversary of director Carl Wex. 1854
• About the life plan of Cn. Pompey Magnus. Second division. Schwerin 1849
• Annotationum criticarum ad M. Tullii Ciceronis orationem per L. Cornelio Balbo. Partic. altera. Schwerin 1866 ( digitized version )
• Carmen congratulations, on the re-marriage of Sr. Königl. Your Highness with Marie, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. 1868.
• Homeric Studies.
  • 1st section: The Troy Plain and its significance for the Trojan War. Schwerin 1871
  • 2nd section: The legends of Ilion and their spread to Ionia. Homer and Creophylos. Schwerin 1872

literature

• Conrad Bursian: Annual report on the progress of classical antiquity. Vol. 24, 1882, pp. 83-84
• Franz Kössler: Personal dictionary of teachers of the 19th century. Giessen University Library, Giessen Electronic Library, 2008, (preprint), vol: 2 (Baack - Buzello), ( full text )

Web links

• Literature about Wilhelm Büchner in the state bibliography MV