Potsdam Association for the German Language

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The Potsdam Association for the German Language was founded on June 3, 1848 by Friedrich Karl Keil in Potsdam . The association existed at least until 1859.

Club founder

Friedrich Karl (Carl) Keil (1775–1853) was a gymnastics teacher at the Great Military Orphanage in Potsdam from 1830 and in 1832 switched to the same position at the Royal Cadet House in Potsdam. He wrote patriotic writings and books on military sports, the latter being in the tradition of the work of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn . At the time the association was founded, Keil held the rank of inspector .

Club work

The Potsdam Association for the German Language was a rather small association. In the fifth year of its existence, when Potsdam had around 40,000 inhabitants, it had only 29 members. The most important activity of the association was the monthly publication of articles in Potsdam and Berlin newspapers at the association's expense. These contributions, mostly written by the club's founder, offered substitute formations for foreign words and also contained admonitions to cleanse the language.

See also

literature

  • Josef Dominik Karl Brugger: History of the establishment and development of the association of German pure language. Heidelberg: Mohr, 1862.
  • Walther Dieckmann: Wealth and poverty of the German language. Reflections on the State of the German Language in the 19th Century . Berlin / New York: De Gruyter, 1988.
  • Friedrich Karl Keil: German Fatherland Book. Voices for mind and heart to awaken and cultivate the patriotic mind. For use in school and home . Berlin: Duncker, 1854.
  • Friedrich Karl Keil: A German word for Germany's vigilante groups and rifle guilds. The same as a stop for military service, in terms of avoiding foreign words, appropriated and recommended to all residents of Munich who speak German . Potsdam: Stuhr, 1848.
  • Friedrich Karl Keil: Small hand book of the gymnastics exercises . Potsdam, 1834.
  • Friedrich Karl Keil: Complete manual of the gymnastics exercises according to their level sequence. A guide to teaching and seeing progress for teachers and students . Potsdam, 1938.
  • Friedrich Karl Keil: Wehr-Turnbuch. A teaching and manual of selected exercises to increase military capability in military service. Based on eight years of experience in the Königlich preuss. School division in Potsdam . Potsdam: Verlag der Riegel'schen Buchhandlung (A. Stein), 1856–1858.
  • Alan Kirkness: On language cleaning in German 1789–1871. A historical documentation . Two volumes. Tübingen: Narr, 1975. Therein: Chapter 25, pp. 313-342. Volume 1 , Volume 2
  • August Lüben (ed.): Annual educational report for elementary school teachers in Germany and Switzerland . Fifteenth volume. Leipzig: Brandstetter, 1863.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Brugger, Josef Dominik Karl (1862). History of the establishment and development of the Association of German Pure Language . Heidelberg: Mohr. P. 152 .
  2. ^ Walther Dieckmann: Wealth and poverty of the German language. Reflections on the State of the German Language in the 19th Century . Berlin / New York: De Gruyter, 1988. p. 358 .
  3. ↑ Kirkness, Alan (1975). On language cleaning in German 1789–1871. A historical documentation . Volume 2. Tübingen: Fool. P. 345.
  4. ↑ military newspaper . Twelfth year 1859. p. 726 .
  5. ↑ August Lüben (ed.): Annual educational report for elementary school teachers in Germany and Switzerland . Fifteenth volume. Leipzig: Brandstetter, 1863. p.599 .
  6. ^ Brugger, Josef Dominik Karl (1862). History of the establishment and development of the Association of German Pure Language . Heidelberg: Mohr. P. 159 .
  7. ↑ Kirkness, Alan (1975). On language cleaning in German 1789–1871. A historical documentation . Volume 2. Tübingen: Fool. P. 342.