Ocke Christian Nerong
Ocke Christian Nerong (born August 23, 1852 in Oevenum on Föhr ; † November 28, 1909 in Flensburg ) was a German teacher and local researcher.
Life
Ocke went to school in Wrixum and even learned Latin and French thanks to the support of the Boldixum pastor Frerks. He was first a preparer (corpse servant) in Adelby . From 1872 to 1875 he attended the teachers' seminar in Tondern and became a teacher on his home island of Föhr in the one-class village school Alkersum . He organized theatrical performances and founded a school library. In 1877 he married Friederike Lorenzen (1854–1942), the daughter of a Wyker shipyard owner, with whom he had six children. Here his homeland research began. He collected plants, beetles, butterflies, shells and snails. He was also a passionate astronomer. In 1880 he became a teacher on the mainland in fishing at the Dollerup village school and stayed there until his death.
As a restless homeland explorer, he spent all of his free time and also his holidays with his passion. He studied self-financed sources in all archives in the country up to Copenhagen . With thoroughness and conscientiousness he wrote chronicles about the island of Föhr and about his place of residence in the parish Grundhof . In addition, he published many newspaper articles and speeches on historical topics of his homeland.
Works (selection)
- Ocke Christian Nerong: Die Kirchhöfe Föhrs , Dollerup 1909.
- Ocke Christian Nerong: The island of Föhr , Dollerup 1903. ISBN 3-7963-0192-4
- Ocke Christian Nerong (Hrsg.): Arbitrary letters or Dorfsbeliebungen from the district of Flensburg , 152 p., Dollerup 1900.
- Ocke Christian Nerong: Family chronicle of the Grundhof parish , Dollerup 1895.
- Ocke Christian Nerong: Das Kirchspiel Grundhof: historically and topographically described , self-published in 1895, reprint of the original edition 2017 ISBN 978-3741111082
- Ocke Christian Nerong: The village of Wrixum: historically and topographically described , self-published, Dollerup 1898
- Ocke Christian Nerong: Chronicle of the Flor family , Dollerup 1887.
Web links
- Karin de la Roi-Frey: Ocke Christian Nerong (PDF; 25 kB), February 24, 2010, from: Husumer Nachrichten - with picture
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SURNAME | Nerong, Ocke Christian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teacher and local researcher |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1852 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oevenum on Föhr |
DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1909 |
Place of death | Flensburg |