6. 郁達夫 in 名古屋第八高 during 1915-1919
Ref:趙敏(博士論文). 郁達夫における大正文学の受容. 2014 年 3 月. 宇都宮大学国際学研究科博士後期課程.
104602A.
https://uuair.lib.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/10241/9200/5/DT_INTL_000012_FULL.pdf
7. Who is Arnold Hahn ? • Dr. Friedrick Karl Arnold Hahn, PhD
8. 名古屋第八高 List of foreign teachers
• Friedrick Karl Arnold Hahn and Hermann Hellfritsch were the two
German teachers.
• BJ Wilderhart was English teacher.
• Interesting this chronicle was published in HONG KONG 1912.
10. • born 28.01.1869 in Bielefeld, Germany
• He was the son of Albert Hahn, a retired Prussian Army Lieutenant and his wife Berta.
• After his basic education he entered in 1887 the Imperial High School of Berlin and graduated from it
in 1890. In the autumn of the same year, he entered the Friedrich-Wilhelm-University of the Berlin
and studied at the philosophy department.
• His study was interrupted twice: at the beginning for the military service and at the end for a long-
term school excursion to the U.K. In spring of 1900 he was finally conferred the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy (cum laude) at the University of Halle.
• From September 10, 1901 until July 31, 1903 he was employed by the Japanese government, Ministry
of Education, as teacher of the German and Latin languages at the 5th Senior High School at
Kumamoto. His contract was prolonged until July 31, 1906.
• Afterwards he confirmed another extension of his occupation for three years but for personal reasons
he had to leave Japan for Germany on March 31, 1907. He returned to Japan and resumed his work
on September 1, 1908.
• He resigned on August 31, 1909 and moved to Nagoya to act as German lecturer on the 8th Higher
School until March 31, 1920.
• During his stay in Nagoya he additionally taught German as part-time teacher at the Aichi Medical
College (愛知医科大学病院, at suburb of Nagoya) from August 1910 until March 1915.
• Most surely, influenced by WW I, he went to Germany but after the war he visited Japan again in
1921. He took up his post as German lecturer at the Aichi Medical College, preparatory course, on
March 27, 1921. The term of his office lasted until March 31, 1933.
11. Description in meiji-
pnortraits.de/meiji_portraits_h.html
• ?? Inconsistence with Yu’s travel history: 1915-1921 Hahn was not in
Japan according to this description (c.f. 郁達夫 arrived at Nagoya only
after September 1915)
• Possibility 1: They just met for one or two month in Autumn of 1915
when Yu first arrived there.
12. Possibility 2: This was evidence that Hahn was in
Nagoya during 1919.
• This is supported by another chronicle about 青島戰役, 1914. After
winning the war, Japan put German prisoner of war to various camps
in Japan, including Nagoya.
• (wiki) 而根據德奧官方資料，共有其官兵195人陣亡、約500人受
傷、4,042人被俘[8]，這些德奧俘虜後來被送往日本戰俘集中營拘
留數年[6]。
• Later, this also led to 「山東問題」 and 「五四運動」
• https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9D%92%E5%B3%B6%E6%88%B0
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15. Evidence suggests that
• Hahn might have returned to Germany for a short period of time
• But there was recorded that he worked in Nagoya in 1919 when Yu
was studying there.
• So their interaction might last for quite a long period of time (in terms
of years).
16. 3. 清末民初時期,日本高中課程的內容
Curriculum in High School in Japan in early 20th
century
• Preparatory curriculum for university teaching
• Tailor for selected future University course
• Such as Medicine
17. Foreign language was largely taught in High School.
(no posting for German teacher in University)
• E.g. Sendai Medical School
20. e.g. 20 hours per week teaching of foreign lang.
• https://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/hakusho/html/others/detail/1318059.htm
21. Summary and observations
• Very impressive secondary education system (100 yr ago in Japan)
• Foreign language teaching was focused on use of language (rather than
literature), given the teaching hours per week and curriculum outline.
• Thus, 郁達夫’s knowledge of foreign literature was acquired outside the
classroom
• 明治年代 (1868-1912), 在日本學的主要外語, 是德文, 不是英文
• 郁是買書狂 和圖書館痴, 所以他一定把當時很多在日本的德文書看了
• Note.
• 大正年代 (1912-1926), importance shift towards English. (第一外語 :English, 第二
外語 : German or French).
• 但經歷46年專崇德語的明治年代, 坊間二手書店的外文書也應該有很大部分是
德語的. 所以他買德文書很容易, 而且應該很多樣化. (need to be confirmed)
