Andreas Christoph Graf (1701 in

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– 1776 in Augsburg) was a German teacher, poet and writer of the etiquette book "The polite student" "

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" (1745).

Life

Magister Andreas Christoph Graf was a

teacher A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...

at the Gymnasium St. Anna, he retired in 1770. His book -in contrast to Knigges

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"Über den Umgang mit Menschen" - is a conduct book with a collection of amusing verses in order to teach obstreperous pupils good

behaviour Behavior (American English) or behaviour (British English) is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems or artificial entities in some environment. These systems can include other systems or organisms as wel ...

and

politeness Politeness is the practical application of good manners or etiquette so as not to offend others. It is a culturally defined phenomenon, and therefore what is considered polite in one culture can sometimes be quite rude or simply eccentric in ano ...

"Höflichkeit". He wrote and published also tributes, such as for the wedding of Balthasar Christoph von Hößlin - the later Consul of Venice -, or obituaries e.g. to the funeral of

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.Bey der Bedaurens-würdigen Beerdigung...
bei ''Digitale Bibliothek - Münchener Digitalisierungszentrum (MDZ)''

References

* 1701 births 1776 deaths German male writers {{Germany-writer-stub