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Domplatz 36 ☐
(Städtisches Museum)

Carl Kehr

Goldbach 1830 - Erfurt 1885
Elementary school teacher and educational writer
(Wikipedia)

Carl Seffner
1886

Description

Large marble bust in the grounds of the Städtische Museum.
The bust is the only surviving part of a large monument to Kehr that stood 'Auf der Plantage' in Halberstadt and was largely destroyed in 1945.

Signature

C. Seffner, fec.

Information Sign

Dr. Carl Kehr
1830 - 1885
rektor des
königlichen lehrerseminars halberstadt
1873-1883
erhielt 1874 die ehrendoktorwürde der universität jena
erste pädagoge, dem 1883 der titel „studienratʺ verleihen wurde

denkmal von 1886, gestifter von der „deutschen lehrerschaftʺ

Dr. Carl Kehr
1830 - 1885
Rector of the
Royal Teachers' Seminar in Halberstadt
1873-1883
Received an honorary doctorate from the University of Jena in 1874
First pedagogue to be awarded the title of "studienrat" in 1883

Monument from 1886, donated by the "German Teachers' Association".

Sculptor

Carl Seffner (Leipzig 1861 - Leipzig 1932), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Andreas Wiegmann, Auf der Suche nach Karl Kehr, 2010 (PDF online).

Locatie (N 51°53'47" - E 11°2'54") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desa111; Photograph: 30 August 2022
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