Schorndorf in Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany — Central Europe

Jakob Friedrich Abel

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 1, 2014

1. Jakob Friedrich Abel Marker

Inscription.
In diesem Hause
starb am 7. Juli 1829
Professor und Prälat
Jakob Friedrich Abel
Schillers Lehrer an
der hohen Carlsschule

(English translation:)
In this house on July 7, 1829, the prelate and professor Jakob Friedrich Abel died. He was Schiller's teacher at the Karlsschule Academy.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is July 7, 1829.

Location. 48° 48.317′ N, 9° 31.702′ E. Marker is in Schorndorf, Baden-Württemberg, in Rems-Murr-Kreis. Marker is on Johann-Philipp-Palm-Straße west of Archivstrasse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Johann-Philipp-Palm-Straße 9, Schorndorf BW 73614, Germany. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Anna Barbara Künkelin (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of Gottlieb Daimler (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Haus am Gumpbrunnen / House at the Gump Well (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Gasthaus zur Krone / The Crown Inn (approx. 3.6 kilometers away); Marktbrunnen / The Market Fountain (approx. 3.6 kilometers away); Gemeindeback- und Dörrhaus / Communal Baking and Drying House

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(approx. 3.7 kilometers away); Das Alte Rathaus / Old City Hall (approx. 5.5 kilometers away); Der Königsbau (approx. 5.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schorndorf.

Also see . . .
1. Jacob Friedrich von Abel - Wikipedia (English). Jacob Friedrich von Abel (9 May 1751 – 7 July 1829) was a German philosopher. His main interest was the human soul and in trying to find a proof for its immortality.... (Submitted on December 21, 2015.)

2. Enlightened: Schiller at the Hohe Carlsschule. The Paris Review's article (12/30/13) on Schiller's time at the Carlsschule and how it affected his development. On Schiller and Abel: "What distinguished the Hohe Carlsschule from other European military academies was its founder’s deep fascination with the progressive pedagogical ideas of the French Enlightenment. From a young age, the students learned Greek, Latin, French, philosophy, and were set on a professional path as doctors, lawyers, or civil servants—all extremely enviable positions. They studied rhetoric and contemporary literature and learned, through style exercises, to write poetry. The teachers were scarcely older than the students, and
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 1, 2014

2. Jakob Friedrich Abel Death House and Marker
The marker is visible here just to the left of the doorway.
instead of lecturing held informal chats in which the students were invited to participate. The Carlsschulers were encouraged to look on them as their friends and confidants, to whom closely guarded secrets could be trusted. Schiller enjoyed a particularly close relationship with Jakob Friedrich Abel, a philosophy teacher only seven years his senior. He credited Abel with the deep moral and aesthetic convictions that would run through his plays and his poetry, even as Abel reported on Schiller to the duke." (Submitted on December 22, 2015.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2015, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 504 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2015, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.