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Johann Julius Hecker

Werden an der Ruhr 1707 - Berlin 1768
German educator who established the first Realschule (practical high school) and Prussia's first teacher-education institution
(Wikipedia)

Friedrich Volke
1898

Description

Stone stele with bronze relief portrait of Hecker, caption "JOH. JUL. HECKER", and a student with an olive branch.

Inscription(s)

begründer
des ersten
preussischen
lehrerseminars
1748

gestiftet
von
lehrern und freunden
des
volksschulwesens
1898

Signature

Volke

Information Sign

Johann Julius Hecker geb. 1707 gest. 1768
F. Volke 1898
Im Besitz des Bezirksamtes Köpenick von Berlin

Sculptor

Friedrich Volke, German sculptor born in Mengeringhausen in Waldeck.

Sources & Information

Bildhauerei in Berlin, Skulpturen in Köpenick.

Locatie (N 52°26'34" - E 13°34'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe073; Photograph: 10 August 2013
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