Christian August Semler
Christian August Semler (born July 13, 1767 in Weißenfels , † December 18, 1825 in Dresden ) was a learned writer.
Life
Christian August Semler attended the Pforta State School from 1781 to 1786 and then studied theology at the University of Leipzig . After that he was briefly a teacher at the pedagogy in Halle, then went to Dresden and after a short time as a tutor, from 1800 he was employed as a secretary at the Royal Public Library in Dresden. Here he conducted studies on cultural history and Saxon regional history and published the results in magazines and books.
Works
- Try about the regular gardens . 1794
- Investigations into the highest perfection in the works of landscape painting . 1800
- Ideas for a garden logic . 1803
- Ideas for allegorical room decorations . 1806
- Experiment on the combinatorial method, a contribution to applied logic and general methodology . 1811
literature
- Franz Schnorr von Carolsfeld: Semler, Christian August . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 33, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 694.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Semler, Christian August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German learned writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1767 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weissenfels |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1825 |
| Place of death | Dresden |