Paul Pochhammer
Paul Pochhammer (born February 21, 1841 in Neisse ; † March 2, 1916 ) was a Prussian lieutenant colonel and Dante researcher.
Life
Pochhammer joined the Prussian Army in 1859 and worked as a captain in the engineering corps and as a teacher at the War Academy in Berlin. He took part in the campaigns against Denmark in 1864 , against Austria in 1866 and against France in 1870/71 . In the spring of 1888 he had to quit military service due to illness.
Publications
- Dante and Switzerland. A word to locals and foreigners. Zurich, Raustein 1896.
- Through Dante. A guide through the "Commedia" in 100 stamps and 10 sketches. Zurich, published by Karl Henckell 1897.
- Dante's Divine Comedy in German Stanzas. Leipzig, Teubner 1901. Book decorations by Heinrich Vogeler .
- The recovery of Dante for German education. 1902.
- A dante wreath of a hundred leaves. A guide through the "Commedia". Berlin, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 1906. With 100 pen drawings by Franz Stassen .
literature
- Paul Pochhammer † in: German Dante Yearbook. 5th volume, Jena 1920, pp. 182a-182b.
- Hans Mackowsky: Paul Pochhammer († March 2, 1916). Speech given at the commemoration of the Humboldt Academy Freie Hochschule on April 16, 1916 in the town hall's Bürgersaal. Berlin 1916.
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Pochhammer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Paul Pochhammer , entry by Theodor W. Elwert in the Enciclopedia Dantesca (1970)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mrs. Margarete Pochhammer. in: Lexicon of German women of the pen. Vol. 2, Berlin, 1898., p. 143.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pochhammer, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant colonel and Dante researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neisse |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 1916 |