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Friedrich Gedike (15 January 1754, Boberow bei KarstĂ€dt (Prignitz) (Mark Brandenburg) â 2 May 1803, Berlin) was a German theologian, teacher and educational reformer of the late Age of Enlightenment. He was the recipient of the letters that made up the book by C. P. Moritz entitled Journeys of a German in England in 1782.
Lifeâ»
Gedike came from an old family of theologians. His grandfather, "Lambert Gedicke," was the Feldpropst (chief military chaplain) of the Prussian Army. And Simon Gedi(c)ke, "Chief Chaplain to the Prince-Elector," Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg. Ludwig Gedike, later headmaster of the Leipzig BĂŒrgerschule, Ludwig Gedike, was Friedrich's younger brother.
Worksâ»
- Aristoteles und Basedow. 1779
- Schulschriften., two volumes, 1789 and 1795
- Vermischte Schriften. 1801
Referencesâ»
- ^ Carl Philip Moritz: Journeys of a German in England in 1782, tr. and ed. Reginald Nettel (New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and "Winston," Inc., 1965), pp. 20â21.
Bibliographyâ»
- Heinrich Julius KĂ€mmel: Gedike, Friedrich. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, S. 487â490.
- Fritz Borinski: Gedike, Friedrich. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7, S. 125 f. (Digitalisat).
- Gerd Biegel: âDieser Professor ist ganz unnĂŒtz fĂŒr die UniversitĂ€tâ. Die braunschweigische LandesuniversitĂ€t Helmstedt im Bericht des âUniversitĂ€tsbereisersâ Friedrich Gedike aus dem Jahr 1789 (= Braunschweiger MuseumsvortrĂ€ge. Bd. 4). Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum, Braunschweig 2003, ISBN 3-927939-61-7.
- Elena Barnert: Headhunter Seiner MajestĂ€t. Der âUniversitĂ€ts-Bereiserâ Friedrich Gedike evaluiert Deutschlands Professoren fĂŒr PreuĂens UniversitĂ€ten. In: Rechtsgeschichte. Bd. 4 (2004), S. 256â263.
- Andreas Fritsch: FrĂedrich Gedike wiederentdeckt. Ein groĂer âPhilologe und Schulmannâ des 18. Jahrhunderts. In: Forum Classicum. Bd. 3 (2008), S. 166â179.
External linksâ»
- https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&query=116478799
- Biografie von Friedrich Gedike im Prignitzlexikon Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Ueber den Begriff einer BĂŒrgerschule, 1799 (PDF-Datei; 134 kB)
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