Johann Gottlieb Lindner
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Johann Gottlieb Lindner | |
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| Born | 17 March 1726 |
| Died | 18 December 1811 (aged 85) |
| Occupation(s) | pedagogue, historian, writer |
Johann Gottlieb Lindner (17 March 1726 – 18 December 1811) was a German pedagogue, historian and author.[1] In 1894 he became the director of the Lyceum of Arnstadt and Schwarzburg.[2]
Johann Gottlieb Lindner was born in Bärenstein,[3] a small town in Saxony, right on the frontier with Bohemia. The area was known for its ore mines, and Lindner's father was a miner.[1] His first recorded employment was as a teacher at the Kreuzschule (literally School of the Cross) in Dresden. During this period he supplemented his meagre earnings by working as a musical performer and was thereby able to work his way up the social scale.[1]
He commenced a study course at Leipzig University in 1748, becoming a Master (Magister) of Philology. In 1751, on the recommendation of the local Superintendent Johann Christian Ernesti, Lindner was appointed co-rector at Langensalza, where he would have been working with Ernesti.[1] In 1761 he became a member of the Erfurt Academy of Public Sciences. In 1765 he was appointed deputy to the Rector of the regionally important Grammar school (Gymnasium) in Arnstadt, where he himself took over as Rector[3] in 1794.[1] Subsequently, he became the Advisor for School Matters to the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.[4]
