Karl Ludwig Leimbach


Karl Ludwig Leimbach was a German educator and literary historian.
He studied theology and philology at the University of Marburg and later worked as a schoolteacher in Schmalkalden, Hanover and Bonn. In 1876 he was named director of a secondary school in Goslar, and later served as Provinzialschulrat for schools in Breslau and Hanover.

Published works

From 1883 to 1903 he published a series of works on German poetry, titled Ausgewählte deutsche Dichtungen für Lehrer und Freunde der Litteratur. His other literary efforts include:Beiträge zur Abendmahlslehre Tertullians, 1874 - Contributions to the Eucharistic doctrine of Tertullian.Das Papiasfragment : exegetische Untersuchung des Fragmentes ''und Kritik der gleichnamigen Schrift von... Dr. Weiffenbach, 1875 - The Papias fragment, exegetical study of the fragment. Ueber den christlichen Dichter Caelius Sedulius und dessen Carmen paschale, 1879 - About the Christian poet Caelius Sedulius and his Carmen paschale. Emanuel Geibels Leben, Werke und Bedeutung für das deutsche Volk, 1894 - Emanuel Geibel's life, works and significance for the German people.Das Kaiserhaus zu Goslar Kurze Angaben über seine Geschichte, Wiederherstellung und Ausschmückung, 1901 - The imperial house at Goslar; the brief details of its history, restoration and design.Luthers Käthe : Vortrag, im Lutherischen Verein für Hannover, Linden und Umgegend'', 1906 - Luther's Käthe : Lectures, a Lutheran association for Hanover, Linden and surrounding areas.