Matvey Maksimovich Timaev (1796-1858) - teacher, real state adviser .
| Matvey Maksimovich Timaev | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | November 6, 1796 |
| Place of Birth | Revel |
| Date of death | February 27, 1858 (61 years old) |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |
| Nationality | Russian empire |
| Occupation | |
Content
Biography
Initially raised in Ustyug , where his father served in the forestry department as a foremaster , then he entered the Vologda Provincial Gymnasium , at the end of which, in 1811, as one of the best students, he was sent for further education to the St. Petersburg Pedagogical Institute .
At the end of the course in 1816, together with three other graduates of the institute, K.F.Svensk , A.G. Obodovsky and F.I. Busse , he was sent abroad to study various methods of primary education, in particular - the method of mutual learning . He visited England, Switzerland, Scotland, got acquainted with the methods and systems of education of Andrew Bell , , Pestalozzi and Fellenberg [1] . In 1818, on the way back to Russia, German educational institutions in Wiesbaden , Leipzig , Dresden , Halle and Berlin were visited.
Timaev almost did not have to apply the knowledge gained abroad. He was appointed a teacher at the newly established teacher's institute , and he took upon himself the choice of teaching history and, in addition, taught the pupils of the institute of recitation. At the same time, he was identified as a teacher of geography at the newly established Military Teaching Institute [2] .
When in 1823 the teacher institute was transformed into the 3rd St. Petersburg Gymnasium , Timaev was approved by her as a senior history teacher. In the same year, his teaching activities began at women's educational institutions, under the auspices of the Empress Maria Feodorovna: on August 11, 1823 he was identified as a translation teacher at the school of the Order of St. Catherine , and in 1824 he was appointed to serve in the classes of the Educational Society of Noble Maidens as a history teacher. In 1825, he was also appointed a teacher of Russian literature at the Mikhailovsky Artillery School . In connection with his appointment as an assistant class inspector in schools, Timaev stopped teaching history at the gymnasium in 1827, but in 1828 he was appointed adjunct of general and Russian history at the Main Pedagogical Institute , where he taught until August 1, 1832.
From 1833 to 1841, M. M. Timaev was called to teach Russian history and geography to the daughters of Nicholas I : Maria , Olga and Alexandra Nikolaevna, as well as Princess Hesse-Darmstadt, then the bride, and later the wife of Alexander II , Maria Alexandrovna .
In 1845, Timaev became a member of the training committee, established at the IV branch of His Majesty's own Chancellery for the consideration of teaching aids. On August 25, 1851 he was promoted to full state councilor.
Timaev owns the compilation of textbooks and manuals, mainly on history and literature, including: “Inscription of the course of fine literature” (St. Petersburg: type. A. Plyushara, 1832. - 228 p.); “Notebook of abbreviated Russian grammar” (St. Petersburg, 1839); “Histoire universelle, cours préparatoire à l'usage de la communauté Impériale des demoiselles” (2nd ed. - St. Petersburg, 1843); "Notebook of universal geography" (St. Petersburg, 1856) [3] and others.
He was buried at the Georgievsky (Bolsheokhtinsky) cemetery .
Family
Sons:
- Alexander Matveevich Timaev (06/25/1826 - 01/03/1888), teacher of Russian literature at the Pavlovsky Institute, state adviser
- Victor Matveevich Timaev (03/13/1830 - 01/12/1900), taught history at the 5th St. Petersburg Gymnasium in 1856-1862; Subsequently, the class inspector of the Pavlovsk Institute, a valid state adviser.
Rewards
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with the Imperial Crown (1833)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree (1837)
- Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree (1845)
- Insignia for XL Years of Immaculate Service (1855)
Notes
- ↑ First, students got acquainted with the statement of instruction according to the method of peer education at the central school (Central School of the British and Foreign School Society), which served as a model for all schools of this type, then they examined several of the most prominent schools in England and Scotland. Later they visited Paris, where they examined the local Lancaster central school and got acquainted with the method of Abbot Gauthier, and in Switzerland, where they got acquainted with the Fellenberg agricultural school in Hofville, then they visited Freiburg , where the school of the monk Girard was, and visited Yverdon , where they met teaching methods and methods of education Pestalozzi.
- ↑ In this educational institution, he did not teach for long, since in 1822 it was transferred to the village of Gruzino by order of Arakcheev .
- ↑ In the Notebook of Universal Geography, he proposed directing the attention of children to objects surrounding them; use in teaching the globe, maps, minerals, plants and animals in nature and in the image, have an office where to collect and use all these manuals in teaching: “You should accustom the eyes of students to quickly and correctly look for on the map, then draw, and finally draw on memory. We must give memorization when the students understand the explanation completely. ”
Literature
- Timaev, Matvey Maksimovich // Russian Biographical Dictionary : in 25 volumes. - SPb. - M. , 1896-1918.
- Timaev, Matvey Maksimovich // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Petersburg necropolis. T. 4 (C — Ѳ). - SPb., 1912. - S. 247.
- List of civil ranks of the first IV classes. Corrected on November 20, 1856. - SPb., 1856. - S. 515.