Joseph Kehrein
Joseph Kehrein ( born October 20, 1808 in Heidenheim am Rhein, † March 25, 1876 in Montabaur ) was a German teacher, philologist, historian and director of Montabaurer teacher seminar.
Life
In 1823 he attended the Episcopal High School in Mainz. Between 1831 and 1834 he studied at the University of Giessen classical philology, but also deals with philosophy, art history, mathematics, English and French.
In 1845 he was the Nassau Board of Education Dr. Gottfried Seebode appointed to the school in Hadamar where he worked for ten years as deputy director.
In 1855 he was appointed director of the Teachers' College Montabaur.
Works
- Grammar of the German language of the 15th - 17th century
- School grammar of the German language
- Vernacular and folk custom in the duchy of Nassau, 2 volumes 2nd edition 1862
- Nassauisches name book
- Handbook of education and to teaching
- Churches and religious songs from the twelfth to the fifteenth century, Paderborn 1853
- The German Catholic. Hymn in its development from the first beginnings to the present, Neuburg 1874
- Brief history of the town and castle Montabaur. From the estate of the J. Kehrein edited by Juvenal Montanus. Coblenz 1901. Dilibri online edition of Rhineland -Palatinate
Awards
In recognition of his services to the elementary and schools of learning him, the City Council Montabaur awarded honorary citizenship in early 1873.
A primary school in Montabaur is now named after him.