Thomas Lenschau

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Thomas Lenschau (born March 13, 1866 in Lübeck , † September 23, 1943 in Berlin ) was a German ancient historian and high school teacher.

Life

Thomas Lenschau, the son of the factory owner Eduard Lenschau, visited the Katharineum in Lübeck and studied classical philology , German , history and geography at the universities of Freiburg and Leipzig from 1884 to 1890 . After graduating as Dr. phil on June 2, 1889, on February 25, 1890, he passed the first state examination in Greek, Latin, German, history and geography.

After graduating, Lenschau worked in the Prussian school service. After the seminar year at the Royal High School in Kiel (1890/91) and the probationary year at the Royal High School in Husum (1891/92), he initially worked as a scientific assistant teacher at the Christianeum in Altona . In 1894 he got a permanent position in Charlottenburg and since then has taught at educational institutions for higher daughters. His first job was at the Charlottenburg high school ; later he moved to the Louisa-Charlotte-Schule, in 1903 to the Auguste-Victoria-Lyceum. In addition, he taught in Hamburg from 1902 to 1904.

In 1908 Lenschau was appointed director of the Third Higher Girls' School in Charlottenburg. On February 25, 1911, he moved to the Royal Augusta School in Berlin. He remained in this position until his retirement on April 1, 1931.

In addition to his work in the school service, Lenschau was a journalist. During the Wilhelmine era he published several nationalist pamphlets and edited the England series in German lighting .

Lenschau also emerged with scientific publications. As a student of Kurt Wachsmuth , he had written his dissertation (1889) on the history of the city of Priene in Asia Minor. From around 1912 he wrote numerous articles for the real encyclopedia of classical antiquity , which was edited by Wilhelm Kroll . In the 20s and 30s Lenschau also published overview-like monographs, including the history of German poetry (first published in 1926) and the section on antiquity in R. Oldenbourg's historical source work (1930). In 1925 he gave the textbook new territory. A reading book for German girls for all grades of the Lyceum.

Fonts (selection)

  • De rebus Prienensium . Leipzig 1889 (dissertation)
  • German cable lines . Berlin 1900
  • The American danger . Berlin 1902
  • The world cable network Halle 1903. Second edition, Halle 1908
  • Great Britain . Hall 1907
  • German waterways and railways and their importance for traffic . Hall 1907
  • War and school. Uniform school, female service, conversion of higher schools . Berlin 1917 ( Contemporary Questions, Series 2 4)
  • German lessons as cultural studies . Leipzig 1917
  • The German tribes and their part in the life of the nation . Leipzig 1923 ( Science and Education 191)
  • History of German Poetry . Bielefeld 1926. Second edition, Bielefeld / Leipzig 1927. Third edition, Bielefeld 1930
  • R. Oldenbourg's historical source work. Part 1: Antiquity . Munich 1930
  • German culture in ancient language teaching . Munich / Berlin 1932

literature

Web links

Wikisource: Thomas Lenschau  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Communication from the Berlin State Archives from August 11, 2008.
personal data
SURNAME Lenschau, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ancient historian and high school teacher
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 1943
Place of death Berlin