Robert von Erdberg
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Robert von Erdberg - actually: von Erdberg-Krzenciewski - (born June 6, 1866 in Riga ; † April 3, 1929 in Berlin ) was a German educator, the "father of free popular education".
Life
After studying economics, which he completed with a doctorate, von Erdberg set to work to improve the quality of life of the working class through education . In 1896 he became head of the department for popular education in the Central Office for Workers' Welfare Institutions. In 1920 he took over the department for national education newly created by the State of Prussia in Berlin, which was affiliated with the Ministry for Science, Art and National Education . He was married to Amy Wesselhoeft from Cambridge (USA) since 1905, their daughter was Eleanor von Erdberg .
Adult education pioneer
Erdberg was part of the new direction in adult education and adult education . Together with Fritz Coerper, he founded the journal “Volksbildungsarchiv. Contributions to the scientific deepening of popular education efforts ”and was co-editor of the magazine“ Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft. Monthly for the entire adult education sector ”. At the same time he was also involved in the development of the public library system.
He was one of the founders of the Hohenrodter Bund , which was concerned with basic questions and theoretical development in popular education in the Weimar Republic .
Fonts
- Free popular education. Thoughts and suggestions . Berlin 1919.
- Fifty years of free popular education . Berlin 1924.
literature
- Josef Olbrich: Robert von Erdberg and the free popular education system . In: Benno Schmidt (Ed.): Pedagogues in Berlin. Selection of biographies between the Enlightenment and the present . Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, Baltmannsweiler 1991, ISBN 3-87116-692-8 , pp. 273-290.
- Werner Picht: Erdberg - Krczenciewski, Robert Adelbert Wilhelm von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 569 ( digitized version ).
- Carola L. Gottzmann , Petra Hörner: Lexicon of the German-language literature of the Baltic States and St. Petersburg . De Gruyter, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-019338-1 , p. 403-405 .
proof
- ↑ Eleanor von Erdberg: The stressed guardian angel. Memories from three worlds . Siebenberg-Verlag, Waldeck 1994, ISBN 3-87747-065-3 , p. 14 (so the memories of his daughter Eleanor)
Web links
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- Literature by and about Robert von Erdberg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Robert von Erdberg. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Short biography
- Dissertation on the "New Direction" in Thuringia
- Appreciation 1929
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Erdberg, Robert von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Erdberg-Krzenciewski, Robert von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German public educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riga |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1929 |
| Place of death | Berlin |