Wilhelm Jerusalem
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Wilhelm Jerusalem was an Austrian
Jewish philosopher and pedagogue.
He studied classical philosophy at the University of Prague
and did a doctorate on the theme "The Inscription of Sestos and Polybios". Until 1887 he was a teacher at grammar schools in Prague and Nikolsburg. In 1888 he became a member of the staff of teachers at the grammar school "k.k. Staatsgymnasium im VIII.Bezirk" in Vienna. In 1891 he was an outside lecturer at the University of Vienna. One of his interests was education and he demanded a change of the educational system in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Another one of his fields interest was the education of minorities. He wrote a monography about the education of the deafblind. In 1890 he published a psychological study about the deafblind Laura Bridgman
. He was in correspondence with the deafblind writer Helen Keller
. During her visit to Vienna in 1918 he met her personally. From the scientific work about the deafblind he developed the Austrian direction of the philosophical method of "Pragmatism
". In 1907 he translated "Pragmatism" of William James in German language. After World War I he became a Professor associate at the University of Vienna for philosophy and educational theory. In 1919 he became one of the teachers of the "Schönbrunner Schule" (Schönbrunn School) which came about after the Vice Mayor of Vienna Max Winter had obtained a considerable part of the Viennese Schönbrunn Palace
to be used for the advancement of the education of young women and a (very few) men, to became educators and teachers.
In 1923, Jerusalem became a Professor of the University of Vienna. He died from a heart attack on 15th of July 1923, in Vienna.
Among his students were the writer Stephan Hock, the politician Karl Renner
, the composer Viktor Ullmann
, the poet Anton Wildgans
. and Otto Felix Kanitz
.
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
Jewish philosopher and pedagogue.
He studied classical philosophy at the University of Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
and did a doctorate on the theme "The Inscription of Sestos and Polybios". Until 1887 he was a teacher at grammar schools in Prague and Nikolsburg. In 1888 he became a member of the staff of teachers at the grammar school "k.k. Staatsgymnasium im VIII.Bezirk" in Vienna. In 1891 he was an outside lecturer at the University of Vienna. One of his interests was education and he demanded a change of the educational system in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Another one of his fields interest was the education of minorities. He wrote a monography about the education of the deafblind. In 1890 he published a psychological study about the deafblind Laura Bridgman
Laura Bridgman
Laura Dewey Lynn Bridgman is known as the first deaf-blind American child to gain a significant education in the English language, fifty years before the more famous Helen Keller...
. He was in correspondence with the deafblind writer Helen Keller
Helen Keller
Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree....
. During her visit to Vienna in 1918 he met her personally. From the scientific work about the deafblind he developed the Austrian direction of the philosophical method of "Pragmatism
Pragmatism
Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition centered on the linking of practice and theory. It describes a process where theory is extracted from practice, and applied back to practice to form what is called intelligent practice...
". In 1907 he translated "Pragmatism" of William James in German language. After World War I he became a Professor associate at the University of Vienna for philosophy and educational theory. In 1919 he became one of the teachers of the "Schönbrunner Schule" (Schönbrunn School) which came about after the Vice Mayor of Vienna Max Winter had obtained a considerable part of the Viennese Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace is a former imperial 1,441-room Rococo summer residence in Vienna, Austria. One of the most important cultural monuments in the country, since the 1960s it has been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna...
to be used for the advancement of the education of young women and a (very few) men, to became educators and teachers.
In 1923, Jerusalem became a Professor of the University of Vienna. He died from a heart attack on 15th of July 1923, in Vienna.
Among his students were the writer Stephan Hock, the politician Karl Renner
Karl Renner
Karl Renner was an Austrian politician. He was born in Untertannowitz in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and died in Vienna...
, the composer Viktor Ullmann
Viktor Ullmann
Viktor Ullmann was a Silesia-born Austrian, later Czech composer, conductor and pianist of Jewish origin.- Biography :...
, the poet Anton Wildgans
Anton Wildgans
Anton Wildgans was an Austrian poet and playwright.His works, in which realism, neo-romanticism and expressionism mingle, focus on the drama of daily life....
. and Otto Felix Kanitz
Otto Felix Kanitz
Otto Felix Kanitz was an Austrian socialist, journalist and educator. He was also part of the 'Schönbrunner Circle' .- Childhood :...
.
Literary works
- In German language:
- "Laura Bridgman, Erziehung einer Taubblinden", Vienna 1890
- "Die Urtheilsfunction", Vienna-Leipzig 1895
- "Kants Bedeutung für die Gegenwart", Vienna-Leipzig 1904
- "Wege und Ziele der Ästhetik", Vienna 1906
- "Der Pragmatismus, Vorwort zur Übersetzung des Werkes von William James", Leipzig 1907
- "Die Aufgaben des Lehrers an Höheren Schulen", Vienna-Leipzig 1912
- "Der Krieg im Lichte der Gesellschaftslehre", Stuttgart 1915
- "Zu dem Menschen redet eben die Geschichte" in "Friedenspflichten des Einzelnen", Gotha 1917
- "Moralische Richtlinien nach dem Kriege", Vienna 1918
- "Einleitung in die Philosophie" siebte bis zehnte Auflage, Vienna 1919-1923
- "Meine Wege und Ziele" in "Die Philosophie der Gegenwart in Selbstdarstellungen" Band III herausgegeben von Raymond Schmidt, Leipzig 1992
- "Einführung in die Soziologie", Vienna-Leiozig 1926
External links
- Philos Website at www.philos-website.de (German)
- http://www.phil.muni.cz/fil/scf/komplet/jerusa.html (Czech)