Carl Schildbach
Carl Schildbach (* 1730 in Saxony ; † 1817 ) has set up one of the most extensive and important xylotheques in Germany. From 1771 he was the zoo overseer and from 1773 the menagerie administrator of Landgrave Friedrich II in Kassel, later economics director at Landgrave Wilhelm IX.
Friedrich Justinian I Baron von Günderode described him in 1781 as follows:
“And now I'll tell you something about Mr. Schildbach, one of the guards at the zoo. A man of completely neglected outward reputation, but with a mind that never ceases to brood and is inclined to the work of the most arduous tinkering and tireless spirit. "
Joachim Heinrich Campe described him as follows:
“This man, strange to me, had neither education nor scholarly knowledge of any kind, and yet in natural history and in natural science he knew how to acquire knowledge and skill through his own diligence and without all the aids that would do a scholar honor . He is a born artist, without as far as I know - having learned an art from others or having practiced it professionally. Everything that his lively imagination paints in front of him he knows how to artificially represent in some way. "
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- ↑ Henner Reitmeier: The wood library. In: The book. Kursbuch, Heft 133, 1998, pp. 175-177.
- ↑ naturkundemuseum-kassel.de ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Schildbach, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schildbach, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German zoo overseer and director of economics |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1730 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saxony |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1817 |