Ludwig Schandein
Ludwig Schandein (born June 27, 1813 in Kaiserslautern , † October 25, 1894 in Speyer ) was a Palatinate historian and dialect poet .
Life
Origin and early work
He was born on June 27, 1813, in Kaiserslautern , as the 10th child of the master tailor and councilor Martin Schandein and his wife Rosina nee. Knee strap. In his hometown, the boy attended elementary school as well as the Progymnasium and finally turned to the school subject. Ludwig Schandein accepted the teacher training college and left it in 1831 with an excellent certificate. In the classification list of the school teachers' seminar, Ludwig Schandein is classified under the “class of excellently qualified”. His personal information is described as follows: “Catholic; Teaching ability and knowledge: excellent; Singing: good; Organ playing: excellent. ”(Official and Intelligence Gazette of the Rhine District, No. 36, of Sept. 29, 1831, page 281 of the year as a whole.) a. in Weidenthal and Deidesheim , before he got his permanent state employment in 1839. Schandein used every free hour to expand his knowledge and took the high school diploma in 1848 at the grammar school in Speyer . At the University of Munich he attended lectures on philosophy and law; He also conducted German and palaeographic-diplomatic studies under the direction of the famous linguist Johann Andreas Schmeller . Prepared in this way, Ludwig Schandein entered the Royal Bavarian Imperial Archive in Munich as an intern on February 5, 1852. In addition, he occupied himself with poetry in his West Palatinate dialect language. On January 13, 1854, he signed a contract with the renowned Cotta publishing house in Stuttgart for the publication of his “Poems in Westricher Dialect”, which had already appeared in print in autumn of the same year. On April 21, 1862 he was appointed Reichsarchivkanzelisten (= State Archivist II. Class).
Speyer time
On October 8, 1868, he was promoted to the board of directors of the Rheinpfalz district archive in Speyer as an “archive conservator” (= state archivist 1st class). In this capacity, Schandein has been extremely active, both officially and externally. He was not content with bringing the chaotic state of the archive entrusted to him to light order and making the historical treasures hidden therein accessible to historians through the creation of good repertories, but he also actively participated in the work of the “Historisches Verein der Pfalz” " , Who counts him among his" new founders "from 1869 (Mitt. D. Hist. Ver. D. Palatinate) and to whom he devoted valuable services as first secretary until April 11, 1883. In addition, he was also active in literature, made contributions to the great national work "Bavaria" (Rheinpfälzische Mundarten, 1865) and wrote numerous local history treatises in the communications of the Historical Association of the Palatinate. In addition, he also worked on the publications "Bavaria IV." (Large compilation) and "Weistümer" by Grimm. Ludwig Schandein published numerous local history treatises in the publications of the Historical Association of the Palatinate. In consideration of his many services, the poet historian was honored on June 16, 1883 - on his 70th birthday - by being awarded the title and rank of "Reichsarchivrat" (= secret state archivist). Two years earlier, the Grand Duke of Baden had awarded him the Knight's Cross 1 Kl., Of the Order of the Zähringer Lion . At the age of 76, the indefatigable officer was forced, for health reasons, to seek his retirement transfer. He spent the last years of his life in the Palatinate district capital Speyer, where he died on October 25, 1894 and found his final resting place in the city cemetery. His grave has been preserved to this day and is adorned with a beautiful memorial stone. Schandein was single and his extremely modest lifestyle enabled him to create a solid library. He is also said to have been very helpful and charitable and to a great extent enjoyed the respect and love of his colleagues and superiors, especially the Reich Archives Director Franz von Löher . Various papers and magazines from the Palatinate (so Mitt. D. Hist. Ver. D. Palatinate and Palatinate Museum) have dedicated appreciative obituaries to him, and there are very many modern publications that are worthy of recognition. A street in Speyer is named after the historian and dialect poet.
Works (selection)
- Poems in Westrich dialect - 1854
- Westrich and Weinpfalz - 1858
- "Bavaria", Volume IV, pages 217–263 (treatise on the Palatinate dialect) - 1867
- Ludwig Schandein's life, reported by himself. From d. Estate in the Kaiserslautern city archive. In: Kaiserslautern, 7, 1956, 20 pp.
Literature (selection)
- Pius Wittmann: Schandein, Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, p. 731 f.
- Lorenz Wingerter: "Ludwig Schandein, 1813-1894" In: Die Rheinpfalz / ed. v. Roland Betsch, Leipzig, 1928, pp. 399-401
- Albert Becker : "Ludwig Schandein (1813-1894) and the early days of Palatinate folk research" In: Völkische Wissenschaft. - 3 (1937), pp. 288-301.
- Albert Becker: "Ludwig Schandein 1813-1894, on the 50th anniversary of the Westrich poet's death (October 25, 1894)" , Pirmasenser Zeitung, October 25, 1944
- Fritz Klotz: "On the 150th birthday of Ludwig Schandein" , In: Die Rheinpfalz , local edition Speyer No. 145, June 27, 1963
- Hans Baßler: "Ludwig Schandein, outline of his life" (with picture), In: Palatinate. Homeland. 14, 1963
- Rudolf Post : "Ludwig Schandein (1813–1894)" In: Yearbook on the history of the city a. District of Kaiserslautern. - 1994, pp. 283-296
- Beckmann & Kliewer: "Ich redd mein Muddersprooch" , Pfälzische Verlagsanstalt, Landau 1997, ISBN 3-87629-278-6
- Fritz Burger: "Grandpa's goose has become a goose - Ludwig Schandein puts historical events in dialect rhyme." In: Die Rheinpfalz , local edition Pirmasens, No. 261 of November 10, 2001
- Viktor Carl: "Lexicon of Palatinate Personalities" , 3rd edition, Hennig Verlag Edenkoben 2004, page 751
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schandein, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian and dialect poet from the Palatinate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaiserslautern |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1894 |
| Place of death | Speyer |