Louis Thomas

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Louis Thomas, painting 1892

Christian Louis Thomas (born February 14, 1815 in Pegau ; died October 21, 1878 in Leipzig ) was a German educator , school director and author .

Life

After completing his training, Louis Thomas first became a teacher in Gottscheina in 1832 and in Möckern the following year . In 1853 he switched to the third citizen school in Leipzig and in 1855 to the fifth citizen school. From 1871 he was director of the Protestant free school in Leipzig. In 1852 he founded the “General Fire Insurance Company of Saxon Teachers”. He wrote numerous school textbooks and books for young people, some of which appeared in many editions. He died in Leipzig on October 21, 1878.

Works (selection)

  • Friedrich A. Berthelt , Julius Jäckel, Karl Gottlieb Petermann, Louis Thomas. Life pictures. Reading and writing primer for elementary classes based on the analytical-synthetic reading method . Klinkhardt, Leipzig 1849.
    • Volume 4. Reader for higher educational institutions . 3., presumably u. verb. Ed. 1859.
  • Johann Karl August Musäus : German folk tales. Selected and viewed for the youth by Louis Thomas. With woodcuts based on drawings by Ludwig Richter , Adolf Schröder, Georg Osterwald and Paula Jordan. 2 volumes. Mayer, Leipzig 1850–1854.
  • (Ed.): The illustrated childhood friend. Descriptions of the world structure and its wonders: In pictures from nature, the life of people and animals of the past and present . Otto Spamer, Leipzig 1853. Digitized SBB collections
  • (Ed.): The book of wonderful inventions. In stories for the more mature youth . With 125 illustrations. 2. presumably u. completely reworked Aufl. Spamer 1854. (= The illustrated golden children's book, Volume 3) (4th, presumably and completely reworked. Ed. Spamer, Leipzig 1860 Digitized SBB collections
  • (Ed.): The book of the most memorable discoveries in the field of geography and ethnology in stories for the more mature youth . 2nd, presumably ed. Spamer, Leipzig 1855 (= The illustrated golden children's book . Volume 4)
  • The book of miracles . Spamer, Leipzig 1854.
    • Walks through the ruins of the past and the gigantic works of the present. With 85 illustrations . (= The illustrated golden children's book, Volume 6)
    • Hikes to the creation wonders of the mainland. With 100 pictures printed in the text and 1 cover picture . (= The illustrated golden children's book Volume 7)
  • August Wilhelm Zachariä : Textbook of the description of the earth in natural connection with world history, natural history and technology for school and private lessons .
    • First part. Ernst Fleischer's Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1854 MDZ Reader
    • II. Part. Pictures from countries and ethnology . Edited and ed. by Louis Thomas. Ernst Fleischer's Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1856 MDZ Reader
  • (Ed.): The miracles of the old and new peoples. Walks through the ruins of the past and the gigantic works of the present 2nd edition Otto Spamer, Leipzig 1857.
  • August Wilhelm Zachariä: Textbook of the description of the earth in natural connection with world history, natural history and technology for school and private lessons. 2. Edition of the Eighth Edition, corrected to reflect the latest political changes . Second part. Edited by Louis Thomas. Ernst Fleischer 1872 digitized
  • Book of the most memorable discoveries in the field of geography and ethnology . With 80 text illustr. u. a cover picture. Volume 2. Discoveries and geographically significant ventures after finding the New World up to the present . 10th edition Otto Spamer, Leipzig 1900. gei digital
  • Book of the most memorable discoveries in the field of geography and ethnology  : with 80 text illustrations. u. a cover picture. Volume 1. 10th edition Otto Spamer, Leipzig 1900 IRES digitized

literature

  • Wilhelm Haan (Ed.): Saxon Writer's Lexicon. Alphabetical compilation of the scholars, writers, etc. currently living in the Kingdom of Saxony. Artist, along with short biographical notes and evidence of their writings that have appeared in print . Schäfer, Leipzig 1875, p. 338.
  • Johann Friedrich Ehregott Helm: History of the municipal elementary school system in Leipzig. Festschrift for the 100th anniversary of the Ratsfreischule. With additions relating to the history of the Ratsfreischule . Brandstetter, Leipzig 1892, p. 158.
  • Georg Müller:  Thomas, Louis . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 38, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, p. 90.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Georg Müller: Thomas, Louis .
  2. ^ Hans-Martin Moderow: Elementary school between state and church. The example of Saxony in the 18th and 19th centuries . Böhlau, Cologne 2007, p. 277.
  3. ↑ Last print: 66th edition according to the new spelling. Klinkhardt, Leipzig 1882.
  4. ↑ Last print under the title: Rübezahl . German folk tales. Edited for the youth by Louis Thomas. Original edition with woodcuts based on drawings by Ludwig Richter, 7th edition. Meidinger, Berlin 1909.
  5. ↑ Last prints in 2 volumes: The most memorable inventions up to the end of the XVIII. Century. Illustrated for the more mature youth . Volume 1. 12th edition, revised and expanded by GR Pieper. Otto Spamer, Berlin 1909 Digitized SBB Collections and The Most Memorable Inventions in the XIXth Century Century. Illustrated for the more mature youth . Volume 2. 10. completely revised edition Otto Spamer, Berlin 1895. Digitized SBB collections
personal data
SURNAME Thomas, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thomas, Christian Louis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pedagogue, school director and author
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH Pegau
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1878
Place of death Leipzig