Rudolf Körner

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Rudolf Theodor Körner (born January 8, 1892 in Leipzig , † November 13, 1978 in Füssen ) was a gymnast and Olympic participant in the 1912 Olympic Games , an officer and (student) historian.

Education

The son of Gohlis innkeeper Otto Körner attended the König-Albert-Gymnasium in his hometown from Easter 1902 and studied biology , chemistry, geology, history and sports at the University of Leipzig from 1911 to become a teacher. During his studies he became a member of the Arminia fraternity . There he got to know Kurt Versock , who would later be holder of the Knight's Cross , with whom he was close friends until his death. After his state examination, he received his doctorate in 1920 with a dissertation on "Friedrich Ludwig Jahn and the development of gymnastics up to the ban on gymnastics in 1820. A contribution to the history of political reaction". His doctoral supervisor was Eduard Spranger , a significant pioneer of education as an independent university discipline. Following his doctorate, Körner found his first professional job as a teacher in Chemnitz.

At the academic Olympics in Dresden in 1911, he won several first places in five and six competitions. In 1912 he was fourth at the Olympic Summer Games in Stockholm with the German gymnastics team.

World wars

During the First World War he served as a first lieutenant at sea , and after the Second World War his military career ended with the rank of frigate captain. In March 1941 he became, initially only provisionally, flotilla chief of the 2nd barrier breaker flotilla in Royan / France. Under his command, the flotilla temporarily had up to 17 ships and initially operated between Brest and the Spanish border, then between the Loire estuary and the Spanish border. Ships were occasionally used in the Baltic Sea and the Belt. The aim of Körner's flotilla was to track down and destroy underwater mines. In October 1942 he was assigned to the Admiral Staff and headed the 3rd Admiral Staff Department.

historian

In the 1920s he advocated the thesis that gymnastics father Jahn himself fine-tuned his image as a hero. However, this was not supported by research. This is known as the "grain controversy". After the Second World War he mainly wrote papers on student history.

Orders and decorations

Works

Selection:

  • German weapons students. A word to the student youth and their parents v. Rudolf Körner. Leipzig 1914.
  • German nobility as sponsors of German literature, in: Deutsche Tageszeitung v. July 29, 1922
  • The effect of Fichte's speeches, in: Research on Brandenburg and Prussian History 40 (1927), pp. 65–87.
  • "Friedrich Ludwig Jahn and his gymnastics" in: Research on Brandenburg and Prussian history, Vol. 41 (1928), pp. 38–82
  • On the nature of the student orders. Once and Now 6 (1961), pp. 141-149.
  • "Wasn't Eichendorff a member of a student corporation in Halle or Heidelberg?" in; Once and Now 8 (1963) p. 53-69.
  • The unitist KL v. Woltmann and his time (1770–1817). In: Once and Now 13 (1968). Pp. 68-79.
  • The influence of the French Revolution of 1789 on the Orders and Corps. In: Einst und Jetzt 9 (1964), pp. 113-127.
  • The German nobility in the classical age of literature, in: Dt. Adelsblatt, Jg.XL, Berlin 1922. pp. 368–389.

literature

  • German weapons students. A word to the student youth and their parents. Incl. Rudolf Körner's biography and bibliography. Hilden 2010. ISBN 978-3-940891-44-0

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ König Albert-Gymnasium (Royal High School until 1900) in Leipzig: Student album 1880-1904 / 05 , Friedrich Gröber, Leipzig 1905
personal data
SURNAME Koerner, Rudolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Körner, Rudolf Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German gymnast
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1978
Place of death Feet