Peter Jaeck

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Peter Jaeck (born December 2, 1894 in Düren , † October 5, 1937 near Schmalkalden ) was a German sports scientist and first director of the Institute for Physical Education in Marburg .

Life

Jaeck studied medicine and philosophy after finishing his school career . From 1914 to 1918 he took part in the First World War. Returning from captivity in Scotland in 1919, he continued his studies at the University of Frankfurt am Main , but switched to history , German and English . With a historical dissertation on the City of Frankfurt and the Peace of Westphalia and doctorate Peter Jaeck 1922 at the University of Frankfurt Dr. phil. On October 1, 1923 he was at theUniversity of Marburg employed as the first director of the Institute for Physical Exercise (IfL). From 1924 he also took over the management of the gym teacher courses. In 1924 Jaeck became a private lecturer for the basics of physical education, in 1925 ao. Professor. In 1926 he completed his habilitation and in 1927 he was appointed full professor. He was a certified gymnastics instructor, swimming instructor, rowing instructor, hiking instructor and ski instructor.

In 1933 he became a member of the NSDAP and the SA . In November 1933 he signed the professors' declaration of Adolf Hitler at German universities and colleges .

Jaeck campaigned for the academic recognition of the subject "physical exercise and physical education". His goal was the recognition of physical exercise as an equal school subject. In 1934 the “reorganization” of training began by the Reich Ministry of Education . Physical exercises and sports were militarized for all students. Sports such as boxing, shooting, gliding and the like were promoted. a.

Jaeck headed the sports student camp at the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936. On October 5, 1937, Jaeck had a fatal motorcycle accident near Schmalkalden.

Fonts

  • Frankfurt and the Westphalian Peace , in: Archive for Frankfurt's History and Culture 32 (1925), pp. 215–289

literature

  • Anne Christine Nagel: The Philipps University of Marburg under National Socialism , Marburg 2000
  • Josef Recla: Habilitations in Theory of Physical Education , in: Sports Science: An Information Study, Institute for Physical Education , 1970, p. 51.

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personal data
SURNAME Jaeck, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sports scientist
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Düren
DATE OF DEATH October 5, 1937
Place of death at Schmalkalden