Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Overbeck

Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Overbeck (born 27 October 1790 in Lippstadt; died 2 April 1843 in Hanover) was a German educator and teacher. He served as senior teacher (Oberlehrer) of mathematics and physics at the Lyceum in Hanover.

Overbeck came from the Lippe region, where his ancestors had resided for generations. His great-grandfather was August Wilhelm (1747–1817).

A street in Cologne , the Overbeckstraße, is named after the educational reformer.

Publications (selection)

• Beispiele und Aufgaben aus allen Theilen der Elementar-Mathematik. Hahn, Hannover 1837

See also

• (in German)

References

Bibliography

• Deutsches Geschlechterbuch: Genealogisches Handbuch Bürgerlicher Familien, Band 167. C.A. Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn 1974

Further reading

• Georg Friedrich Grotefend: Geschichte des Lyceums der Königlichen Residenz-Stadt Hannover während des Zeitraums von 1733 bis 1833 als Einladung zum Redeact bei der dritten Secularfeier der Reformation am 16ten September 1833, Morgens um 10 Uhr. 1833