Carl August Schmid
Carl August Christian Schmid (born October 31, 1767 in Wernigerode ; † July 15, 1822 in Wasserleben ) was a German natural scientist and Protestant clergyman.
Schmid was born at Wernigerode Castle . He worked as a Protestant chaplain at the court of Count Christian Friedrich zu Stolberg-Wernigerode and was later transferred to Wasserleben in the county of Wernigerode as pastor . In his spare time he occupied himself a. a. with natural history and submitted several poems. One of his main works is Experiments on Insects , which appeared in Gotha in 1803 and which he dedicated to Hereditary Count Henrich zu Stolberg-Wernigerode .
Schmid was married to Sophie geb. Kiss. His sons were the philologist Theodor Schmid (* 1798) and Constantin (* 1801).
In 1826 his son Theodor published the work of his deceased father looking into the household of nature, or depictions from the animal world in Halberstadt near Brüggemann.
literature
- Christian Friedrich Kesslin: Messages from Writers and Artists of the County of Wernigerode , Magdeburg 1856, p. 167
Individual evidence
- ^ Church book of the castle parish of St. Pantaleon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmid, Carl August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schmid, Carl August Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German natural scientist and clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1767 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wernigerode |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 1822 |
| Place of death | Aquatic life |