Carl Eitz

Carl Eitz (25 June 1848, Wehrstedt,

Life

Carl Eitz was the son of a gardener, and showed, in particular areas of math and physics whiz. Under difficult conditions, he became a teacher. From 1870 to 1872 he was organist and teacher in

In 1948 the town of Eisleben created a memorial stone to commemorate the 100th Birthday of the educators. The Carl Eitz-stone was erected at the foot of Scherbelberges. Also in Eisleben at the Carl Eitz-way at the New Cemetery, on the upper west wall, a bust was placed as a tomb. On the accompanying relief singing children are presented. Above that is the saying, "Rejoice OF LIFE."[1]

The Carl Eitz-School in Pinner is named after the inventor of Tonwortsystem.

Works

• Das mathematisch-reine Tonsystem [The mathematically pure-tone system], 1891.
• Das Tonwort, Leipzig 1928.

Sources

External links

• Literature by and about Carl Eitz in the German National Library catalogue (in German)
• Verein für Tonbewertung nach Carl Eitz [Association for Tonbewertung after Carl Eitz] (in German)

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