Bernhard Friedrich's Education
He attended the St. Katharine's Gymnasium at Lübeck (northeast of Hamburg, on the Baltic Sea) from 1828-1832. Lübeck is one of northern Germany's most interesting cities with a long and colorful past. I have not been able to find any mention of St. Katherine's school or church on the Internet.
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Old Lübeck, surrounded by Trave River |
Medieval Holsten City Gate |
Trave River bordering Lübeck |
History of Lübeck
The history of Lübeck goes back to around the year 1000 A.D. In 1143 Count Adolf II of Schauenburg built a settlement of Christian merchants between the Trave and the Wakenitz Rivers and the city of Lübeck was born. From 1159 Luebeck was booming. A pulsating center of trade developed which in its effect could only be compared with its counterpart of Venice. At breathtaking speed, Lübeck became the most powerful economic center of Northern Europe.At the end of the 13th century a powerful alliance of cities, the Hanseatic League, developed from a merchant's union with Lübeck taking on the leadership position of the Hanseatic Council. Despite the power that she wielded, Lübeck, the queen of the Hanseatic League, was never a war-like city. The Old Town, though partially destroyed during World War II, is still an architectural museum of the middle ages, and has been designated a "UNESCO World Heritage Site." See photos from my 2003 visit to Lübeck
Bernhard's Schooling Lübeck is No. 3 on map. Later Bernhard Friedrich was schooled in forestry at Remplin, (in the general area of No. 1 on map). From 1834 through fall term 1836 he attended the Forestry Academy at Neustadt-Eberswalde.
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