Burkhard Gotthelf Struve
Burkhard Gotthelf Struve (born May 26, 1671 in Weimar , † May 25, 1738 in Jena ) was a German polyhistor and librarian .
Life
Struve was a son of the lawyer Georg Adam Struve from his second marriage to Susanne Berlich (* 1647 in Jena, † January 22, 1699 ibid.). At the age of 16, Struve enrolled at the University of Jena for philosophy, politics, history and law. A few semesters later, he moved to the University of Frankfurt / Oder with the same combination of subjects .
From 1691 he stayed in Meiningen because of language studies . After successfully completing his studies, Struve got a job at the Jena University Library as a librarian. His reputation as a historian was extraordinary and he shaped some students with his teaching style. The geographer and polymath Johann Gottfried Gregorii alias Melissantes later called him his most loyal teacher in history .
In 1704 Struve advanced to professor for history in Jena. From 1730 he taught constitutional and feudal law there and was appointed councilor by his employer. Struve also took part in the organizational tasks of the Jenaer Salana and was Rector of the Alma Mater in the summer semesters 1712, 1720 and 1732 .
Honors
In 1948, the Adlergasse in Lobeda was renamed Struvestraße.
Works
- Bibliotheca juris selecta (1703)
- Historia and memorabilia bibliothecae Jenensis (1705)
- History of Rastadt peace activities . Jena 1714 ( digitized version )
- Detailed report from the Palatinate church history . Johann Bernhard Hartung, Frankfurt am Main 1721 ( Google Books )
- Pyrrhonismo historico , Jena 1721 online in the Bavarian State Library
- Corpus historiae Germanicae a prima gentis origine ad annum usque 1730 (Jena 1730; second edition obtained and increased by Buder, Jena 1753; third edition Dresden 1755)
literature
- Paul Mitzschke : Burkhard Gotthelf Struve . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 36, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, pp. 671-676.
- Struve (Burchard Gotthelff). In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 40, Leipzig 1744, column 1059-1108.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Melissantes, Gemüths entertaining historical handbook for citizens and farmers ... , Frankfurt and Leipzig 1744, p. 779
Web links
- Literature by and about Burkhard Gotthelf Struve in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Burkhard Gotthelf Struve in the German Digital Library
- Literature by and about Burkhard Gotthelf Struve in the catalog of the Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Struve, Burkhard Gotthelf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German librarian and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1671 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weimar |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1738 |
| Place of death | Jena |