Otto Dingeldein (philologist)

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Georg August Otto Dingeldein (born June 14, 1861 in Romrod ; † July 6, 1951 in Büdingen ) was a German philologist , high school professor and specialist book author.

Life

family

Otto Dingeldein was the fifth of six children of from Reichelsheim (Odenwald) originating evangelical pastor of Romrod in Vogelsberg and later Upper pastor and dean of Alsfeld (Johann) Georg Dingeldein (1808-1873) and his wife, the pastor's daughter Sidonie (Pink Luise) born Wiener (1823-1904); the general of the infantry Ludwig Dingeldein (1855–1931) is his brother. He was married to Emilie , née Klein (1866–1956); the couple had a son, Rudolf (* 1890), later a bookseller in Leipzig , and a daughter (1892–1981), Helene , married Schroeder .

Professional background

After attending the secondary school in Alsfeld and from 1876 the grammar school in Gießen as well as studying classical and modern philology at the University of Gießen, Otto Dingeldein passed the state examination on March 1, 1884 for the grammar school subjects Greek , Latin and German for all school levels as well as French for the intermediate level. With the dissertation De participio home rico quaestionum specimen he was from the June 20, 1884 Hessian Großherzoglich-Ludwigs-University of Giessen to Dr. phil. PhD.

Dingeldein entered the higher education service on May 20, 1884 at the Wolfgang Ernst Gymnasium in Büdingen as a “provisional teacher” and was soon appointed by Prince Bruno of Ysenburg and Büdingen to be the tutor of his son, Hereditary Prince Wolfgang ; In the course of time he taught more children from other noble families in his private house. On November 27, 1887, the Hessian Grand Duke appointed “the provisional teacher at the Büdingen grammar school presented by Prince Bruno of Ysenburg and Büdingen, Dr. Otto Dingeldein as a teacher at this institution ”. This was later followed by the promotion to senior teacher and finally on November 15, 1899, the award of the character "professor". Dingeldein retired on May 1, 1924.

In addition to his teaching activities, Otto Dingeldein has emerged as the author of a whole series of writings and essays on philological, didactic and historical (including regional historical) topics (see the selection below); especially his study of rhyme in ancient languages ​​has received attention to this day.

Others

Otto Dingeldein was a member of the regional synod of the Evangelical Church in Hesse from 1895 to 1910 . After the First World War , he was politically active for a few years as district chairman of the German National People's Party .

In 1907 he was awarded the Knight's Cross First Class of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Philipps .

The in 1904 by Otto Dingeldein in Büdinger Bruno road was built (no. 7) early days - Villa is one of the under standing listed buildings of the city .

Fonts (in selection)

  • De participio homerico quaestionum specimen. Dissertation. G. Keller, Giessen 1884.
  • Consonance and rhyme in ancient poetry. A. Heller, Büdingen 1888.
  • Did the old people's theatrical masks amplify their voices? (= Berlin Studies for Classical Philology and Archeology 11.1). S. Calvary, Berlin 1890.
  • The rhyme among the Greeks and Romans. A contribution to the history of Reims. BG Teubner, Leipzig 1892.
  • 300 small essays with narrative content for the lower classes of higher educational institutions, for middle, middle and elementary schools. E. Roth, Giessen 1895; second enlarged and improved edition E. Roth, Giessen 1912.
  • Notes on Goethe's Hermann and Dorothea for school and household use. (= King's explanations 7) H. Beyer, Leipzig undated [1897].
  • Explanations on Goethe's Götz von Berlichingen (= King's Explanations 8). H. Beyer, Leipzig 1897.
  • A vacation trip to the Golden Horn. A. Heller, Büdingen 1907, online .
  • Horace and Rosenberg. Critical contributions to the explanation of the Odes of Horace . A. Heller, Büdingen 1910.

literature

  • Erika Hörr (Ed.): The Dingeldein from the Odenwald. Edited based on Gunnar Kohl's collection of materials. Höchst / Odenwald 2005.
  • Grand Ducal Hessian Government Gazette. Years 1884 ff.
  • Prof. Dr. Otto Dingeldein 90 years. In: Kreisblatt for the Büdingen district , June 16, 1951.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Figure Otto Dingeldein (below)
  2. ↑ Die Dingeldein from the Odenwald (see literature), pp. 174f., P. 263.
  3. ↑ Grand Ducal Hessian Government Gazette to the year 1887, Appendix 20, p. 223
  4. ↑ Grand Ducal Hessian Government Gazette to 1907, p. 271.
personal data
SURNAME Dingeldein, Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dingeldein, Georg August Otto (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philologist, high school professor and specialist book author
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Romrod
DATE OF DEATH July 6, 1951
Place of death Büdingen