Otto Dross

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Otto Dross (born October 23, 1861 in Naugard , † May 27, 1916 in Stargard in Pomerania ) was a German writer and high school teacher.

Life

Otto Dross was born on October 23, 1861 in Naugard in Pomerania, the son of a teacher.

After graduating from high school in Dramburg , he studied classical philology and German literature from 1885 to 1893 at the University of Berlin , the University of Greifswald and the University of Halle . After that he completed the preparatory service for the teaching post in Kolberg and Stettin from until 1895. Then Dross was a high school teacher, first in Gollnow , from 1903 in Stargard in Pomerania . On December 20, 1909, he received the title of high school professor . He died in Stargard on May 27, 1916.

Otto Dross had a penchant for astronomy . He became known as a writer. His last work, Die Liebelose , was published in 1919 after his death; since then, however, his works have not seen any new editions.

Works (selection)

Single fonts

  • Mars. A world in the struggle for existence. A common study for fans of celestial science . Hartleben, Vienna 1901.
  • The sinking of the heather jug. 1908.
  • Atonement. Kürschner's Treasure of Books, No. 946. Hillger, Berlin, Leipzig 1914.
  • The loveless. Pomeranian Homeland Books, Volume 11. Mallin, Stargard in Pommern 1919.

Essays

  • Georg von Loeper. In: Our Pommerland . Volume 1, 1912/1913, pp. 410-413.

literature

  • Fritz Raeck: Pomeranian literature. Samples and dates. Pomeranian Central Association, Hamburg 1969, p. 326.

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personal data
SURNAME Dross, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and high school teacher
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Naugard
DATE OF DEATH May 27, 1916
Place of death Stargard in Pomerania