Robert Frenzel

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Robert Frenzel
Memorial plaque on the house, Gipsstrasse 23a, in Berlin-Mitte

Robert Frenzel (* 1888 in Berlin , † 1977 in Lüneburg ) was a German pioneer of the second education path . He founded the private evening school in Berlin in 1923.

motivation

Robert Frenzel's founding of the evening school for apprentices and professionals between the ages of 14 and 40 arose out of his social and educational convictions. In particular, he wanted to create the basis for professional advancement opportunities and possibly the achievement of the Abitur and study for working-class children who only had an elementary school certificate by acquiring the secondary school leaving certificate.

Abendrealschule Berlin

Frenzel founded the Abendrealschule Berlin in 1923 as an autodidact and on a private initiative. The number of students increased steadily and in 1928 the school had 300 students. This private evening secondary school was under Robert Frenzel's direction for about 25 years. It came through the Nazi era with great difficulty , but was closed after the Second World War in February 1948 by order of the rulers of the Berlin Eastern Sector . The official reason was that it was a "private school".

After closing his school in Berlin, Robert Frenzel founded one of the first evening schools after the war in Lüneburg on April 20, 1948 , the Lüneburg evening high school under the then senior city director Werner Bockelmann . Robert Frenzel was the private director of this school until 1971, when it passed into the hands of the city.

In other cities too, after the Second World War, the number of offers for the second educational path increased and further evening grammar schools and colleges were established .

Honors

  • 2001 Honor roll at the school at Gipsstrasse 23 a, arranged by the city of Berlin.

Web links

Commons : Robert Frenzel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jens Nydahl (ed.): The Berlin school system. Wiegandt u. Grieben, Berlin 1928, pp. 197-199.
  2. ↑ Constance Döhrer: Traces of History - New memorial plaques in Berlin-Mitte. Berlin Story Verlag, 2012. pp. 127–129
personal data
SURNAME Frenzel, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German headmaster
DATE OF BIRTH 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH 1977
Place of death Luneburg