Richardus Petri

Richardus Petri (* 1597 in Dagebüll ; † June 2, 1678 in Süderende ; also known as Ricardus Petri ) was the main preacher in the parish of St. Laurentii in the western part of the island of Föhr from 1620 until his death in 1678 . He is the first nautical teacher known by name on the North Frisian Islands . This marked the beginning of the series of navigation instructors and navigation schools on the island of Föhr and the neighboring islands. He offered the seafarers free lessons in mathematics , astronomy and nautical science, if they were willing in return to later freely pass on their knowledge to future generations as a commander or helmsman.

family

Richardus Petri was the son of Petrus Richardi (Rickwartsen), who was pastor on Hooge in 1587 , in Leck in 1588 and then from 1589 onwards on Dagebüll . Richardus Petri was married to Elen geb. Frödden, a daughter of Fröd Olufs von Amrum . The couple had three sons: Petrus Richardi was pastor on Oland from 1653 to 1679 , Christian Richardi was a deacon at St. Laurentii in Süderende from 1650 or 1654 until his death in 1658, Bartholomäus Richardi was pastor of the parish of St. Laurentii from 1678 to 1689 in south end.

See also

• Hualewjonken
• Hinrich Braren (also navigation teacher on Föhr)

literature

• Lothar Mehl: The beginnings of navigation lessons with special consideration of the German situation . In: Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education . No. 8 . Routledge, 1968, ISSN  0030-9230 , pp. 372-441 , doi : 10.1080 / 0030923680080114 .
• Dr. Volkert Faltings: The Föhrer captain schools . 2003 ( DOC ).
• Lorenz Braren: Family Series St. Laurentii-Föhr Part II . (Reprint). Husum Printing and Publishing Company, 1980, Sp. 630 .
• Jan I. Faltings: Föhrer Greenland trip in the 18th and 19th centuries . Jens Quedens Verlag, Insel Amrum, 2011, p. 23-24 .