August Beck (historian)
August Emil Alfred Beck (born January 28, 1812 in Gotha ; † August 7, 1874 there ) was a German historian and archivist .
Life
Beck attended the Gotha Illustre grammar school and after graduating, studied Protestant theology and philology in Halle an der Saale . From 1834 to 1835 he traveled to France and England and in 1836 was employed as a teacher for English and French at the newly founded Gothaer Realschule. In 1845 he resigned from teaching and worked at the ducal archive in Gotha , the ducal library and in the coin cabinet.
His historical work on the Duchy of Saxony-Gotha was fundamental, especially his story of Duke Johann Friedrich the Middle in two volumes (1858). His history of the Gotha land (two volumes, 1868), on the other hand, was considered out of date during his lifetime. Beck wrote numerous articles for the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie .
In 1868 he became a full member of the Academy of Charitable Sciences in Erfurt .
literature
- Franz Xaver von Wegele : Beck, August . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 209 f.
- Matthias Wolfes : Beck, August. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 18, Bautz, Herzberg 2001, ISBN 3-88309-086-7 , Sp. 157-158.
Web links
- Literature by and about August Beck in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about August Beck in the German Digital Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Yearbooks of the Royal Academy of Charitable Sciences in Erfurt. New series issue 6, 1870, ZDB -ID 217188-0 , p. 368 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beck, August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beck, August Emil Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian and archivist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gotha |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 7, 1874 |
| Place of death | Gotha |