Philipp Dreher
Philipp Dreher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1839 |
| Died | 31 August 1874 |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Philipp Dreher (1839 – 31 August 1874) was a German teacher and member of the Temple Society.
Life[edit]
In January 1866, Philipp Dreher came to Russia from Württemberg. As a teacher, he took part in the foundation of the villages Orbelyanovka and Tempelhof in the North Caucasus. He was elected mayor of both villages and helped new settlers on their arrival there. In the winter of 1867-68, Dreher ran a school for children of German immigrants who came from Bessarabia.[1] At the beginning of 1870s, he was invited to work as a teacher in the Palestinian settlement Sarona, where he moved in 1872.[2][3]
On 31 August 1874, Philipp Dreher died of Malaria.
References[edit]
- ^ Damals am Kaukasus. Ein Erzählbuch über Entstehung, Blütezeit und Untergangs der deutschen Tempelsiedlungen im Nordkaukasus-Gebiet (in German). Stuttgart: Tempelgesellschaft in Deutschland. 2001. p. 46.
- ^ Tamcke, Martin; Heinz, Andreas (2005). Die Suryoye und ihre Umwelt: 4. Deutsches Syrologen-Symposium in Trier 2004 (in German). Münster: LIT Verlag. p. 208. ISBN 3-8258-8912-2.
- ^ Glenk, Helmut; Blaich, Horst; Haering, Manfred (2005). From Desert Sands to Golden Oranges: The History of the German Templer Settlement of Sarona in Palestine 1871-1947. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-41203-506-4.
External links[edit]
- Journal of the American Historical Society of Germans From Russia, Vol. 11, No. 2 Summer 1988 (PDF; 1,89 MB)
- Woher Templerfamilien stammen – "Warte des Tempels", Januar 1996 (PDF; 46 kB) (in German)
- In Orbeljanowka (in German)
- Temple Society
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