Dorit Petschel, married name Körner (born 1970), is a German historian and teacher.
Life
After the
Abitur
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in 1988, Petschel studied German culture and History at the and at the
Technische Universität Dresden
TU Dresden (for german: Technische Universität Dresden, abbreviated as TUD and often wrongly translated as "Dresden University of Technology") is a public research university, the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, th ...
respectively until 1993 and obtained the First
Staatsexamen
The ("state examination" or "exam by state"; pl.: ''Staatsexamina'') is a German government licensing examination that future physicians, dentists, teachers, pharmacists, food chemists, psychotherapists and jurists (i.e., lawyers, judges, public ...
for the Higher Teaching Certificate for Grammar Schools with the dissertation ''Zwischen Rétablissement, Rheinbund und Restauration. Die sächsische Außenpolitik unter Kurfürst Friedrich August III. 1785 bis 1806''. In 1997–1999, she held a traineeship at the Gymnasium
Kreuzschule
The ''Kreuzschule'' (German for "School of the Cross") in Dresden (also known by its Latin name, ''schola crucis'') is the oldest surviving school in Dresden and one of the oldest in Germany. As early as 1300, a schoolmaster (''Cunradus puerorum re ...
in Dresden, which was followed by the Second Staatsexamen in 1999. In 1999/2000 she taught at the Sauerbruch-Gymnasium
Großröhrsdorf
Großröhrsdorf ( hsb, Wulke Rědorjecy) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the eastern part of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km west of Bischofswerda, and 22 km northeast of Dresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn ...
.
Petschel then headed the ''Geschichte der Technischen Universität Dresden'' office until 2003. In this capacity, together with
Reiner Pommerin and , she compiled the publication ''175 Years TU Dresden'', which appeared in 2003, and independently as its volume 3, the standard work ''Die Professoren der Technischen Universität Dresden, 1828–2003'', published on behalf of the Gesellschaft von Freunden und Förderern der Technischen Universität Dresden. In this catalogue of professors, all of the approximately 2,000 professors who have worked at today's Technical University or its predecessor institutions since its foundation in 1828 until the anniversary year 2003 are listed in alphabetical order. A position as a consultant for university development (2003–2005) was followed by work as a
research assistant
A research assistant (RA) is a researcher employed, often on a temporary contract, by a university, a research institute or a privately held organization, for the purpose of assisting in academic or private research. Research assistants are not in ...
at the Institute for History at the Technical University of Dresden.
She later worked at the .
She now teaches German and history at the 36 Oberschule Dresden.
Publications
* '' (1826–1890).'' In ''Sächsische Justizminister 1831 bis 1850. Acht biographische Skizzen'' (''Sächsische Justizgeschichte'' volume 4). Sächsisches Staatsministerium der Justiz – Referat Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Dresden 1994,
Numerized.
* ''Die Persönlichkeit Friedrich Augusts des Gerechten, Kurfürsten und Königs von Sachsen''. In Uwe Schirmer (ed.): ''Sachsen 1763 bis 1832. Zwischen Rétablissement und bürgerlichen Reformen''. Sax-Verlag, Beucha, 1996, , .
* ''Sächsische Außenpolitik unter Friedrich August I. Zwischen Rétablissement, Rheinbund und Restauration'' (''Dresdner historische Studien'' Band 4). Böhlau, Cologne among others. 2000, .
* ''175 Jahre TU Dresden''. Volume 3: ''Die Professoren der TU Dresden 1828–2003''. Böhlau, Cologne among others 2003, .
References
External links
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Entries on Dorit Petschel in OCLC WorldCat
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German women historians
1970 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)