'The Higher Education System of the City of Königsberg in Prussia 1800 to 1915': The study is the first to present the secondary school system of the capital and royal seat Königsberg in Prussia in the period from 1800 to 1915 - against the background of striking supraregional events affecting the entire state of Prussia. The author explores the regional characteristics of the Gymnasien as well as the development of the Realanstalten and the higher education of girls. Among the eight schools included, the Königliches Friedrichs-Kollegium occupies a prominent position because of its model character for all of Prussia. Wilhelm von Humboldts activities in Königsberg, which were fundamental for the school reform from 1809 onwards, and the Königsberg school plan he developed there are dealt with in detail by the author. In accordance with Humboldts goal of equal status for the subjects Latin and Greek, mathematics and history, these and the corresponding teaching subjects as well as research at Königsberg University are considered in detail. A separate chapter is devoted to the reception of Humboldts school concept in the Baltic provinces.

Margund Hinz studied pedagogy for learning and speech disabilities as well as German language and literature at the Humboldt University in Berlin. In 1994, she gave a guest lecture at the German Department of the University of California at Davis. After 1st and 2nd state exams, she worked in teaching for thirteen years. In 2005, her first scientific publication, 'The History of the Speech Therapy Sector in East Prussia from its Beginnings to 1945', was published. In 2020, she received her PhD from the Institute of European Studies and Historical Sciences at Chemnitz University of Technology. She researches, lectures and publishes on (educational) historical topics of the 19th and 20th centuries.

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