Wilhelm Matthäus Pahl

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Wilhelm Matthäus Pahl (born August 9, 1795 in Neubronn near Aalen , † November 29, 1875 in Tübingen ) was a German high school teacher and classical philologist who was briefly active in politics.

Live and act

Wilhelm Matthäus Pahl was the son of the Protestant theologian Johann Gottfried von Pahl and his wife Ernestine. After finishing school, Wilhelm Matthäus Pahl studied classical philology . In 1815 he completed his studies with a master's degree and a subsequent doctorate . From 1818 to 1820 he found a job as court master in Gemünden.

In 1820 he moved to Tübingen, where he was a repetiteur at the Tübingen monastery . Two years later he got a permanent position as a teacher at the Tübingen Lyceum (today: Uhland-Gymnasium Tübingen ), where he taught ancient languages. In addition to his work as a normal teacher at the Lyceum, he was also appointed rector of the Tübingen Realschule (today: Kepler-Gymnasium Tübingen ) in 1823 . Within the lyceum, he was promoted to rector in 1827, so that Pahl headed two schools at the same time for several years. This situation only changed in 1842 when the Realschule received its own independent headmaster .

From 1848 to 1849 Pahl was a representative of Tübingen and a member of the Württemberg state estates . In 1864 he was retired.

Pahl was an advocate of ancient languages ​​as part of an elite education. During his time as a dual school director, he successfully prevented the introduction of Latin lessons at the Realschule, which made it difficult for them to become a respected educational institution as well as for their students' social advancement . On the other hand, Pahl successfully advocated upgrading the Tübingen Lyceum. At his instigation, this was elevated to the status of the Royal High School in 1855 , where 19 hours of Latin were taught per week in the first year of school .

Fonts

  • with Karl Pfaff: Description of the earth, according to its natural composition, its products, inhabitants and their effects and conditions as they are now: a manual and reading book for every stand. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart 1832 ( MDZ Munich )
  • Outline of Roman History. Translation of a Latin work by Lucius Annaeus Florus . Metzler, Stuttgart 1835 ( MDZ Munich )
  • Editor: Johann Gottfried Pahl: Memories from my life and from my time. Fues, Tübingen 1840

literature

  • Frank Raberg: Biographical handbook of the Württemberg state parliament members 1815-1933. On behalf of the Commission for Historical Regional Studies in Baden-Württemberg. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-17-016604-2 , p. 643.
  • Karl Hirzel: Karl Hirzel. A picture of life. In: Württemberg Yearbooks for Statistics and Regional Studies 1909, pp. 78–111, here p. 104 (short description)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Josef Matzerath: Albert Schwegler. Thorbecker, Sigmaringen 1993, p. 96 ( Google Books ).
  2. ^ Festschrift of the Kepler-Gymnasium .
  3. ^ History of the Uhland-Gymnasium (PDF) .

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personal data
SURNAME Pahl, Wilhelm Matthäus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German high school teacher and classical philologist
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1795
PLACE OF BIRTH Neubronn near Aalen
DATE OF DEATH November 29, 1875
Place of death Tübingen