Carl Wilhelm Otto August von Schindel

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Carl Wilhelm Otto August von Schindel , also von Schindel und Dromsdorf (born April 21, 1776 at Tzschocha Castle in Tzschochau near Lauban, today the municipality of Leśna , Poland; † November 21, 1830 in Schönbrunn near Görlitz ) was a German landlord, administrative officer, bibliographer , Writer and patron , who between 1823 and 1825 published the lexicon Die German Writers of the Nineteenth Century .

origin

Schindel's parents were the elder of the Görlitz district Ferdinand Otto von Schindel und Dromsdorf (* October 5, 1740 - December 24, 1805) and his wife Johanne Mariane, née von Köckritz (* November 18, 1750 - April 5, 1790). Schindel had (at least) one older sister Charlotte Friederike Ferdinanda (* May 23, 1768) and a younger brother Carl Otto Gustav (* August 17, 1777; † April 6, 1857).

Life

The family had to reverse the purchase of the Tzschocha Castle, which was acquired in 1755, after a process initiated by an heir of the previous owner, so that Schindel grew up in Schönbrunn from that point on. There he received private lessons a. a. by Georg Hermann Friedrich Köhler, later pastor of Schönbrunn and later long-term friend. After attending the Augustum grammar school in Görlitz, he studied law and philosophy in Leipzig , and then held various positions. The activity exercised from 1800 as a knightly deputy at the fire insurance firm was followed in 1804 by the appointment as a state representative for Lausitz and in 1822 as the state elder. Furthermore he was u. a. active in the criminal treasury deputation and as the person responsible for the Landsturm.

He became a member of the Natural Research Society in Leipzig and, in 1817, of the Upper Lusatian Society , which he chaired from 1819 to 1830 as the successor to Karl Gottlob Anton (1751-1818).

As a widower, he married Adelheid Therese Amalie, née von Gersdorf, the daughter of the writer Wilhelmine von Gersdorf . His wife gave birth to him on July 19, 1825, a son who died in childhood before Schindel's death. From the family connection to the Gersdorf family, Schindel's idea of ​​writing a “Lexicon of German women writers” evolved. It was published in three parts between 1823 and 1825 under the title The German Writers of the Nineteenth Century . It was the first German-language work of its kind since Georg Christian Lehms ' Lexicon and Anthology of Teutschlands gallant Poetinnen from 1715.

Christian Adolf Pescheck describes Schindel in his obituary as a friendly, helpful, amiable, indulgent and religious person. This is reflected u. a. in the fact that he paid tribute to the community of Schönbrunn on the occasion of the birth and death of his son. After Schindel's death, his former grammar school was also given consideration, and the respective parish priest was appointed as a librarian to look after his extensive, select palace library.

Foundations

  • "Augustus Theresien Foundation" of August 7, 1825

Works

Dictionary

  • The German women writers of the nineteenth century. FA Brockhaus. Leipzig 1823-1825
    • 1. Part A-L . 1823. 384 pages
    • 2nd part M-Z . 1825. 504 pages
    • Part 3 containing supplements and corrections . 1825. 260 pages

Reprinted in one volume: Olms, Hildesheim 1978, 2nd edition 2000, ISBN 3-487-06581-9

More fonts

  • 1797: The Pious Sage, a poem . In: Thüringisches Wochenblatt . Arnstadt and Leipzig 1797, p. 108 f.
  • 1800: Torquato Tasso's liberated Jerusalem, translated from the Italian . Leipzig, 1800
  • 1802: Torquato Tasso's nocturnal laments of love. A newly discovered posthumous work and translated from Italian with a few necessary explanatory notes and the life of the author . Kleefeldsche Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1802
  • 1817: Explanatory Notes on Torquato Tasso's Liberated Jerusalem . Kuhlmey, Liegnitz 1817
  • 1824: Speech of October 4, 1824 about: The duels and whether their extermination is impossible , in: New Lausitzisches Magazin , Volume 4, Görlitz 1825, pp. 517-537
  • 1825: Speech of July 5, 1825 about: Rhapsodic thoughts when comparing the current point of view with that of 50 years ago in scientific, religious and civic terms.

literature

  • Gottlieb Friedrich Otto : von Schindel and Dromsdorf, (Karl Wilhelm Otto August) , in: Lexicon of the Upper Lusatian writers and artists who have died since the fifteen centuries and are now alive . Third volume. First division. Görlitz 1803, pp. 141–143 ( digitized version )
  • Christian Adolf Pescheck: Carl Wilhelm Otto August von Schindel and Dromsdorf , in: Christian August Bertram: New Nekrolog der Deutschen . Second part, eighth year 1830. Printed and published by Bernh. Fr. Voigt, Ilmenau 1832, pp. 810-812. ( Digitized version )

Web links

Wikisource: Carl Wilhelm Otto August von Schindel (with proof of digital copies)  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ New Lausizisches Monthly 1803 . Published by the Upper Lusatian Society of Sciences. First part. First to sixth piece. Görlitz July 183. Seventh piece, p. 6 ( digitized version )
  2. ^ Lusatian magazine, or collection of various treatises and news on behalf of the nature, art, and fatherland history, customs, and the beautiful sciences. Eleventh piece from June 15, 1768, p. 170 ( digitized ) <
  3. ↑ cf. [1]  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Toter Link / collections.europeanalocal.de   in the “ Duncker Collection ”, accessed on June 18, 2017.
  4. ^ Georg Hermann Friedrich Köhler , in: New Nekrolog der Deutschen . 9th year 1831. Ilmenau 1833. pp. 359–361 ( digitized version )
  5. ^ Upper Lusatian Society V. , accessed April 12, 2013
  6. ^ Gersdorf, Charlotte Eleonore Wilhelmine von , in: Damen Conversations LexikonÄ , Volume 4. [o. O.] 1835, p. 399 f.
  7. ^ M. Pescheck: Carl Wilhelm Otto August von Schindel and Dromsdorf , in: Christian August Bertram: New Nekrolog der Deutschen . Second part, eighth year 1830. Printed and published by Bernh. Ms. Voigt, Ilmenau 1832, pp. 810–812 ( digitized version )
  8. ^ German Lusatian Magazine . With the participation of the Upper Lusatian Society of Sciences, edited and published by Johann Gotthelf Neumann , fifth volume, Görlitz 1826, pp. 421–423 ( digitized version )
  9. ↑ Achim Aurnhammer (ed.): Torquato Tasso in Germany. Its effect in literature, art and music since the middle of the 18th century . De Gruyter, Berlin and New York 1995, ISBN 3-11-014546-4 , pp. 257 f. ( Excerpt from Google Books )
  10. ↑ Pescheck draws as often as M. Pescheck , where the M. stands for Magister
personal data
SURNAME Schindel, Carl Wilhelm Otto August von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schindel and Dromsdorf, Carl Wilhelm Otto August von; Schindel, August of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German squire, bibliographer and lexicographer
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1776
PLACE OF BIRTH Czocha Castle , Czochowa
DATE OF DEATH November 21, 1830
Place of death Schönbrunn (Herrnhut)