Stoy, Karl Volkmar

PEDAGOGUE (GERMANY)
BORN 22 Jan 1815, Pegau, Sachsen - DIED 23 Jan 1885, Jena, Thüringen
GRAVE LOCATION Jena, Thüringen: Alter Friedhof

Karl Volkmar Stoy studied in Heidelberg under Gustav Hartenstein. he was promoted in 1837. He went to Göttingen to study under Herbart and became a follower of Herbart's principles. From 1839 to 1842 he worked as a teacher at a private institution in Weinheim.

He went to Jena where he became an associate professor in 1845. In 1865 he obtained a newly created chair for Education at the University of Heidelberg. He gave up this position 1874 and returned to Jena. In 1870 he became vice president of the Verein für Wissenschaftliche Pädagogik but he left it in 1876 after personal disagreements with its president Tuiskon Ziller. He died in 1885 in Jena.

Related persons
• was supporter of Herbart, Johann Friedrich
• was teacher of Milde, Nathalie von

Images

The grave of Karl Volkmar Stoy at the Alter Friedhof, Jena.
Picture by Androom (02 Aug 2016)

 

The grave of Karl Volkmar Stoy at the Alter Friedhof, Jena.
Picture by Androom (02 Aug 2016)

 

Sources
Karl Volkmar Stoy - Wikipedia (DE)


Strack, Heinrich

Published: 26 Jan 2018
Last update: 23 Jan 2023