Anton Clemens von Toerring-Seefeld
Anton Clemens Graf von Toerring-Seefeld (born June 22, 1725 in Munich ; † February 6, 1812 ) was the Bavarian Privy Councilor , Chamberlain and Chief Chamberlain (President of the Court Chamber and Chief Chamberlain) and President of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences from 1793 to 1807 .
Life
Anton Clemens came from the Toerring aristocratic family and was the son of the Bavarian Field Marshal Ignaz von Törring . He served in the Bavarian military until 1755 and then married Emanuela Maria Josepha, b. Sedlnitzka von Choltitz (1740–1790). In 1789 he founded an agricultural society in Seefeld (Upper Bavaria) , in which farmers, citizens, nobility and clergy were given equal rights, a very progressive regulation for the time. In addition to his political activities as a Privy Councilor, Chamberlain and Chief Steward, he was also active as a writer. He was Vice President from 1780 to 1793 and President of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences from 1793 to 1807 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ On the education of the youth . Burghausen 1777 ( full text ).
- ↑ Friedrich Schlichtegroll : In memory of the two recently deceased members of the Academy of Sciences in Munich, Count Anton von Törring zu Seefeld ... and Joh. Nepomuk Gottfried von Krenner : read out at a public meeting of the academy on March 28, 1812, Munich, ( online , Bavarian State Library)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sigmund Ferdinand Count of Haimhausen |
President of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences 1793–1807 |
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Toerring-Seefeld, Anton Clemens von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Toerring-Seefeld, Anton Clemens Graf von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bavarian nobleman and chief steward |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1725 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1812 |