Paul Gensel
Paul Gensel (full name Paul Theodor Gensel , born April 11, 1870 in Rochlitz , † March 24, 1936 in Bad Godesberg ) was a German classical philologist and high school teacher.
Life
Paul Gensel, the son of the insurance inspector Bruno Gensel (1844–1909) and Klara geb. Knorr (1847–1916), grew up in Rochlitz in Saxony and moved with his parents to Berlin in the fall of 1879, where he attended the Askanische Gymnasium from Easter 1880 . After graduation (Easter 1888) he studied classical philology, history and philosophy at the Berlin University . He also joined the Academic Philological Association. Adolf Kirchhoff and Johannes Vahlen particularly influenced him from his teachers . In the spring of 1893, he graduated from the teaching exam and then made from 1 October 1893 to 30 September 1894 as Einjährigfreiwilliger military service in the Infantry Regiment Grand Duke Friedr. Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in Brandenburg.
After his military service, Gensel took up preparatory service for a higher teaching post. From October 1, 1894, he completed the seminar year at the royal educational seminar in Berlin, which was headed by Otto Kübler . In addition, he submitted a doctoral thesis to the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , with which he was awarded a doctorate on July 3, 1895. phil. received his doctorate . On October 1, 1895, Gensel began the probationary year at the Steglitz grammar school and was subsequently employed there as an assistant teacher.
From September 12 to December 31, 1897, Gensel was given leave to teach as a private tutor at the imperial court. He was then transferred to the Royal Wilhelms-Gymnasium in Berlin (January 1, 1898) and appointed senior teacher.
At the same time Gensel was also active in science. In his dissertation (1895) he examined the reception of the Sophocles tragedies by the republican Roman tragedians. Commissioned by Georg Wissowa , he wrote several articles for Paulys Realencyclopadie der classical antiquity (RE) from 1895 , including about the historian Eutropius .
On November 14, 1907, Gensel left the school service and moved to the provincial school college in Berlin as a technical assistant. There he became a permanent employee on April 1, 1908. After two years Gensel also left this authority and moved to Elberfeld , where he also worked for the municipal school administration. On August 1, 1910, he was to twelve years for salaried aldermen elected the city and took over the department for higher education. He took part in the First World War as captain of the reserve from August 19, 1914 to the end of November 1918.
In Elberfeld, Gensel was elected as an alderman on April 1, 1922 for a twelve-year term. On June 16, 1924, he married the Belgian Ottilie de Paradé (1895–1974); no children were born from this marriage. After Barmen , Elberfeld and other cities were merged to form the city of Wuppertal , Gensel's position fell victim to the restructuring of the city administration. He was retired on November 1, 1931, four years before reaching retirement age, which he spent in Godesberg near Bonn . He died there on March 24, 1936.
Fonts (selection)
- De Sophocle a Romanis liberae rei publicae temporum tragicis poetis adhibito . Halle (Saale) 1895 (dissertation)
Web links
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- ↑ a b c Vita in the dissertation, p. 75.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Wuppertal City Archives , Paul Gensel (widow) personnel file, 511–12.
- ↑ See the title page of the dissertation.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gensel, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gensel, Paul Theodor (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical philologist and high school teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochlitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1936 |
| Place of death | bad Godesberg |