Author talk:Johann Heinrich Jakob Apel
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German books
[edit]- Märchen und Sagen (London: 1838) (external scan)
- Auswahl deutscher Gedichte historisch geordnet (London: 1841)
- Das kalte Herz (London: 1843) partly in English
- Der Blaubart: ein Märchen in fünf Akten (London: 1844)
- Deutsche Prosa (London: 1866)
- Leselehre des Englischen für Schulen und zum Privatgebrauch (Neustadt a. d. Haardt: 1870) (external scan)
- Erstes grammatisches Lehrbuch der Englischen Sprache für Schulen und zum Privatgebrauch (Mannheim: 1874)
- Grammatische Bemerkungen in Anschluss an die Schulgrammatik der französischen Sprache von Dr. Karl Plötz (28th edition; Erfurt: 1886)
Details
[edit]- Born 22 February 1810, in Heilsberg[?], Saxe-Weimar [1] [2]
- From his application to the Royal Literary Fund, and his names given below, it seems his full name was Johann Heinrich Jakob Apel [3]
- He may have been the Johann Heinrich Jakob Gustav Apel, born around 1810 to Georg Heinrich Apel and Johanne Wilhelmine Apel, who married Amalie Auguste Bötticher on 13 Sept 1832 in Salza, Saxony; they had a daughter, Karoline Louise Elise Apel (c.1835 – 20 November 1863) (this would match his place of birth, Saxony, year of birth, and names, as given in the documents below, but not his father's name)
- On 17 December 1838, John-Jacob-Henry Apel married Louisa Burette in St. George the Martyr Church, Camden (both of that parish) in the presence of Louisa's sister Henrietta, and Thomas Hasler (Banns) Listing them both as living at 15 Devonshire{?} Street, with him as "German Professor in King's College", his father as Daniel Apel, Squire; her father as Louis Burette, Sculptor
- Said to be "Professor of the German Language in London" in 1840 [4]; in 1841 he was said to have been "assistant in King's College School, Strand" for six years, and had begun to run evening classes from "his residence, 112 Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury"; [5] in 1842 he was described as "late Assistant Master in King's College, London"; [6] in 1844 it was said he had "been occupied during six years in instructing large classes in King's College School in his native language" [7]
- His son, Henry Ferdinand Augustus Apel, was born on 24 March 1840 to Henry Jacob ("Teacher of Languages") and Louisa Apel of Wilmot Street, and was baptised on 23 September at St. George's Church, Bloomsbury (his name was listed as Henry Lewis Apel in the baptismal index; when he married in 1869, he gave his father's name as Henry Ferdinand Apel): this is Henry Ferdinand Augustus Apel (1840–1880)
- On 18 August 1841, "Johann Heinrich Apel, with his Wife Louisa, and his Son Henry", a Linguist, native of Germany, arrived in Dover from France (has his signature as "Heinrich Apel")
- His son, Frederick John Apel, was born on 21 May 1844, and baptised on 27 August at St George's Church, Bloomsbury to Heinrich ("Teacher of German") and Louise Apel, living at College Street, Fulham Road his name was listed as Friedrich Johann Apel in the baptismal index
- In 1845 and 1848, he was listed as "teacher of German" at 5 College Street, Chelsea
- On 4 December 1849, he applied to the Royal Literary Fund
- His daughter, Catherine Juliana Apel, was born on 23 October 1850, to Henry ("German master") and Louisa Apel, living at 11 Celbridge Place, Bayswater, and was baptised 24 April 1851 at Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone Road
- On 29 December, 1850, Thomas Carlyle wrote to Adolf Salis Schwabe, recommending Apel (who was one of six candidates) to become professor of German in Owen's College, Manchester; he was not appointed [8]
- During the 1851 England Census, he was living at 281 Celbridge Place, Paddington, London:
- Henry Apel (Head), 41 years old, married, "Teacher of the German Language", born in Saxony
- Louisa Apel (Wife), 30 years old, married, also a "Teacher of the German Language", born in France
- Henry Apel (Son), 11 years old, "Scholar", born in Middlesex
- Frederick Apel (Son), 6 years old, "Scholar", born in Middlesex
- Catherine Apel (Daughter), 5 months old, born in Middlesex
- In 1852/53 he was listed as "teacher of German" at Egbaston Place, Bristol Road, Birmingham, in 1855, he was listed as "teacher of German" at 28 Bennett's Hill, Birmingham (h. Pershore Road), and in 1858 at the same address, as "professor of German language", listed in Birmingham rate books until 1859, when his name is crossed out
- German master at King Edwards School, Birmingham by 1856 [9]; no longer so by 1868 [10]
- In the 1861 Census, he is listed as "Johann Heinrich Jacob Apel", age 51, "Teacher of Languages & Literature", born in Germany, and living without his family as a lodger in St. Pancras, London
- Continued to publish books in London up to 1868
- Was in Neustadt an der Weinstraße by November 1869
- Became provisional teacher of English language and literature at the Latein- und höhern Töchterschule in Neustadt an der Weinstraße in the school year 1869/70 (details; hadn't been there the previous year), and continued there for the years 1870/71, 1872/73 (became seriously ill for a few weeks, but recovered), 1873/74 (1874; more details), 1874/75 (details), 1875/76, 1876/77 (details), 1878/79, and 1879/80
- On 11 March 1870, Friedrich von Bodenstedt wrote to a friend, enclosing a letter, beginning: "Einliegend übersende ich Ihnen einen besonderen Brief, den Hn. Apel betreffend, um diese unangenahme persönlich Angelegenheit mit der Beantwortung des geschäftlichen Theils Ihrer werthen Zuschrift nicht zu vermischen." The letter might be preserved, and if so could shed light on Apel's life at this time. [11]
- Died 4 May 1881: "Am 4. Mai verstarb der provisorische Lehrer der englischen Sprache an der Lateinschule, Heinrich Apel, welcher seit dem Jahre 1870 bei der Schule wirkte und trotz hohen Alters und körperlicher Beschwerden seinem Unterricht noch immer mit grosser Gewissenhaftigkeit obgelegen hatte."
- Not to be confused with Henry Apel, born 11 January 1835 in Hessen; or his father Henry Apel, who married Anna Brinkman, and had five children; as their entire family emigrated to America in 1856 [12]
--YodinT 14:48, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
Louise Apel née Burette (wife)
[edit]Apel's wife in the 1851 census was Louisa Apel, a 30 year old teacher of German language, born in France. It is unclear whether they had separated by 1861 (which would explain why she was in Brighton while he was in London), or if she was in Brighton to look after her mother (who died soon after this) and moved with Apel to Germany, only returning to England after his death (which would explain why she hasn't been found in the 1871 or 1881 England censuses)
- By 1849, had been "resident French instructress in the family of the Bishop of Floucester & Bristol, for a short time in that of the Bishop of London, & for a longer period in Mr. Sergt. D’Oyly’s" [13]
- During the 1861 England Census, Louise Apel was living with her mother and daughter at 3 Sydney Terrace, Lewes Street, Brighton:
- Agnes Burette (Head), widow, 61 years old, "Teacher of languages", born in Ireland: this is Agnes Jane Burette (1800–1863)
- Henrietta Burette (Daughter), 41 years old, also a "Teacher of languages", born in Ireland
- Louise Apel (Daughter), 40 years old, profession "None", born in France
- Kate Apel (Grand-daughter), 10 years old, "Scholar", born in Middlesex, London
- On 28 February 1886, she wrote again to the Royal Literary Fund, in the hopes they they could supplement the small amount she seems to have received from the Schoolmasters Fund; this request seems to have been rejected [14]
- During the 1891 Census she was living at 52 St Luke's Road, Paddington, London:
- Louise Apel (Head), widow, 70 years old, "living on own means", born in France
- Gertrude Apel (Grand-daughter), single, 20 years old, "Art Student", born in Germany
- Louise Apel died aged 80 in 1901, in Greenwich (Edward Theodore Apel also died that year, aged 79 at Prestwich, possibly unrelated)