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Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Overbeck

1790 – 1843

German educator and teacher

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Lived 1790 – 1843 (aged 52–53). Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Overbeck was a pedagogue and teacher.

Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Overbeck (born 27 October 1790 in Lippstadt; died 2 April 1843 in Hanover) was a German educator and teacher. He served as senior teacher (Oberlehrer) of mathematics and physics at the Lyceum in Hanover.

Overbeck came from the Lippe region, where his ancestors had resided for generations. His great-grandfather was August Wilhelm (1747–1817).

A street in Cologne Neuehrenfeld, the Overbeckstraße, is named after the educational reformer.

Publications (selection) Beispiele und Aufgaben aus allen Theilen der Elementar-Mathematik. Hahn, Hannover 1837

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Important facts

Born

1790

Birth century

18th century

Died

1843

Occupation

Pedagogue, teacher

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German educator and teacher

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Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Overbeck was born in 1790.

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Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Overbeck died in 1843.

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Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Overbeck was a pedagogue and teacher.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Overbeck

· Wikidata: Q55858287

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