August Cornelius Stockmann
August Cornelius Stockmann , also August Kornelius Stockmann (born May 14, 1751 in Schweikershain , † February 6, 1821 in Leipzig ), was a German lawyer and poet. He was a professor at the University of Leipzig and imperial court palace councilor.
Life
His father was Adolf August Stockmann. Stockmann enrolled at the Leipzig University in October 1769. In 1782 he became an associate professor of law at the Leipzig University and in 1789 a full professor of Saxon law. From 1778 until his death he was a member of the Leipzig Masonic lodge "Minerva to the three palms". In addition to his university work, Stockmann appeared as a writer and poet and for some time edited the Leipzig Muses Almanac published by the Leipzig publisher Engelhard Benjamin Schwickert . Taking up Goethe's Wertherstoff , but focusing on the figure of Lotte, he wrote the first Wertherr novel in 1775, which is part of a long series of literary subsidiary pieces, sequels and reproductions. As an author of occasional poems, Stockmann appeared in various societies, e. B. the Journal Society and the Masonic Lodge, and at official events. For example, he composed a Latin Carmen for the university's official turn-of-the-century celebration in 1801 . In his honor, a medal was struck in 1802 with his likeness on one side and a laurel wreath on the other.
Stockmann's estate fell to his brother in Auleben . His stud book with 49 entries, including by Goethe and Christoph Martin Wieland , was sold to a bidder for 24,000 DM at an auction of the autograph dealer JA Stargardt in 1991 .
August Cornelius Stockmann remained unmarried throughout his life.
Works
- The Sorrows of Young Wertherinn , Eisenach, 1775.
- De Ivre Testamenti Notis Perscripti , Leipzig 1781 ( digitized version )
Honors
- In 1907 Stockmannstrasse in Leipzig was named after him.
literature
- Nekrolog in: ALZ, No. 109, May 1821
- S. Obbarius: A poem on Goethe from 1775. In: Deutsches Museum, Bd. 10, Leipzig 1860. P. 741–743
- Georg Hoffmann: How they rest so gently! The story of a song , Liegnitz 1913
Individual evidence
- ↑ Otto Werner Förster: Register of the Masonic Lodge "Minerva to the Three Palms" 1741-1932 . Leipzig 2004.
- ↑ The Masonic Lodge "Minerva to the Three Palms" was founded in 1741 and developed into one of the largest lodges in Germany.
- ^ Stockmann, The Sorrows of Young Wertherinn, Eisenach 1775.
- ^ A reading society founded in 1768 with academically educated members of the Leipzig bourgeoisie, s. Matthias Wießner, The Journal Society - A Leipzig Reading Society around 1800 . In: Leipziger Jahrbuch zur Buchgeschichte 2004, pp. 103–175.
- ^ Matthias Wießner, The celebration of the University of Leipzig at the turn of the century 1800/1801, In: Stadtgeschichte. Messages of the Leipziger Geschichtsverein, 4 (2002) 1, pp. 17–29.
- ↑ August Kornelius Stockmann, Carmen saeculare, In: Academiae Lipsiensis In Saeculi Undevicesimi Initiis Pietatis Monumenta, Leipzig 1801, pp. 18-24.
Web links
- Overview of courses from August Cornelius Stockmann at the University of Leipzig (winter semester 1814 to winter semester 1820)
- Books by August Cornelius Stockmann in the Berlin State Library
- Books by August Kornelius Stockmann in the Berlin State Library (alternative spelling of names)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stockmann, August Cornelius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stockmann, August Kornelius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1751 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schweikershain |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1821 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |