Richard Schirrmann
(1874-1961)

teacher and youth hostel founder

Died aged c. 87

Richard Schirrmann (15 May 1874 – 14 December 1961) was a German teacher and founder of the first hostel.

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

In der Alten netter Schule richtete im Jahre 1907 der Lehrer Richard Schirrmann die erste Jugendherberge ein

English translation: In the old school in 1907, teacher Richard Schirrman set up the first youth hostel

Richard-Schirrmann-Realschule, Altena, Germany where they founded the first youth hostel (1907)