Carl Gottlob Küttner
Carl Gottlob Küttner (born February 15, 1755 in Wiedemar in the Electorate of Saxony , † February 14, 1805 in Leipzig ) was a German teacher and travel writer.
Life
Carl Gottlob Küttner was the eldest son of the local pastor of the same name in Wiedemar and his wife Johanna Regina Börsch. In 1765 he started school in Annaberg . From Easter 1771 to March 1776 he studied at the University of Leipzig . He then received a position as court master in Basel . Every week he sent his school and university friend Schenk in Leipzig a diary in which he described three journeys that took him across Switzerland. This resulted in the three-volume “Letters of a Saxon from Switzerland to his friend in Leipzig” with a critical overview of all literature published about Switzerland up to that point. He made a similar description of England, where he worked as a private teacher from 1782. Under the title “Contributions to the Knowledge of the Interior of England and its Inhabitants” 16 booklets appeared, with which he gained general recognition among statistical writers. He also wrote letters about Ireland, France and Holland and translated the comedy "The Natural Son" by Cumberland . In 1792 he returned to Saxony. His last work in four volumes was the "Journey through Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and part of Italy in the years 1797, 1798, 1799" published in 1801.
Fonts
- Letters from a Saxon from Switzerland to his friend in Leipzig . 3 parts, Leipzig 1785/86
- M. Schenk (Ed.): Letters about Ireland to his friend the editor . Leipzig 1785
- Additions to the knowledge of the present state of France and Holland . Leipzig 1792
- Wanderings through the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Italy in 1793 and 1794 . 2 vol., Leipzig 1796, 2nd edition 1807
- About the economic and political condition of Great Britain at the beginning of 1796 . Leipzig 1796
- Additions to the knowledge especially of the interior of England and its inhabitants . 16 pieces, Leipzig 1791–1796
- Travels through Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and part of Italy in 1797, 1798, 1799 . 4 vol., Leipzig 1801, 2nd edition 1804
- Unreinlichkeit in Rom In: Blätter für Polizei und Kultur 2/1802, H. 1, S. 184–186
- R. Warner (Ed.): Travels through England . Leipzig 1803
- with W. Nicholson: New and complete German-English dictionary . Vol. 1, Leipzig 1805
literature
- Biographical note from Carl Gottlob Küttner . (to his portraits). In: FJ Bertuch (Ed.): General geographical ephemeris . written by a society of scholars. tape 31 . Landes-Industrie-Comptoir , Weimar 1810, p. 231-233 ( online [accessed March 30, 2015]).
- Friedrich Ratzel : Küttner, Karl Gottlob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 443 f.
- L. Friedrich: Carl Gottlob Küttner . Leipzig 1903 (diss.)
Web links
- Works by and about Carl Gottlob Küttner in the German Digital Library
- Carl Gottlob Küttner in the Saxon Biography
- Writings by Carl Gottlob Küttner at the Munich Digitization Center
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Küttner, Carl Gottlob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saxon teacher and travel writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1755 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiedemar , Electorate of Saxony |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1805 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |