Johann Christian August Heyse

Johann Christian August Heyse (* April 21, 1764 in Nordhausen, † June 27, 1829 in Magdeburg ) was a German pedagogue, grammarian and lexicographer.

Life

Heyse studied from 1783 to 1786 in Göttingen theology and education and then was from 1792 teacher at the Gymnasium in Oldenburg. In 1807 he became rector of the grammar school and the director of a private school under construction to Nordhausen. 1819 eventually became director of the higher girls' school in Magdeburg and remained there until his death. He lived at the address Fürstenwall road 6

His most important publications were his theoretical and practical German grammar ( and its various abstracts ) and also be published in many editions of foreign words.

His sons Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse, Friedrich Theodor Heyse and Gustav Ferdinand Heyse their time were also renowned scientists.

Works (selection)

Dictionaries

  • General dictionary for Germanization of the common in our language, foreign words and phrases (Oldenburg 1804, 2 parts)
  • The same appeared from the 4th edition (1825 ) as General Fremdwörterbuch or user manual for understanding and avoiding in our language more or less common foreign expressions, with name pronunciation, intonation and the most necessary explanation, and later as General verde lish forming and explanatory dictionary of foreign words with name of the pronunciation and intonation of words together with details of their parentage and education (14th edition by Gustav Heyse and Wilhelm Heinrich von Wittich, Hanover, 1870); next to it in another editor Carl Boettger, Leipzig 1874
  • Summary of it: Small foreign words (Oldenburg 1840)
  • Posthumously published the pocket dictionary of the German language: with regard to spelling, Ethnicity and Education, bending, and of the words, as on their sense kinship ( Magdeburg 1833-1849, 3 volumes), completed by Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse

Grammars

  • Theoretical- practical German grammar or textbook for pure and proper speaking, reading and writing the German language. For school and home use processed (Hannover 1814), fashioned 5th edition of Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse, 1838-1849, 2 volumes
  • Summary of it: Small theoretical- practical German grammar (Hannover 1816), later as a German grammar school ( 21 ed 1868)
  • Short Guide to thorough instruction in the German language ( Hannover 1821), 25th edition 1885

Pedagogical writings

  • Continued news about the schools for the female youth to Nordhausen. An invitation font for school exam on 3rd October and following days. Estimate some remarks on education and teaching the daughters. Nordhausen: Weichelt 1811
  • Views of teaching and education of youth in public schools. Pirna: Friesian 1829
  • Guide to thorough instruction in the German language for higher and lower schools, according to the larger textbooks of German. Fourth, revised edition. Hannover: Hahn 1826
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