Christian Joseph Jagemann
Christian Joseph Jagemann (* 1735 in Dingelstädt ; † February 5, 1804 in Weimar ) was a German scholar, councilor and librarian .
Life
Jagemann, contrary to his inclination, was determined by his parents to become a monk. In 1752 he entered the Augustinian Hermit Monastery in Erfurt , but soon fled to Denmark, where he became a private tutor. In order to reconcile himself with his parents and because of homesickness he returned to his homeland and had to go to Rome and Florence as a Catholic priest for atonement . After his return home, he was appointed director of a church high school in Erfurt by the Elector of Mainz in 1774 . After the elector's death, he lost this position the following year. He converted to Protestantism and in 1775 became councilor and librarian to Duchess Anna Amalia in Weimar. Through his publications he promoted the knowledge of the older Italian in Germany. His successor in this office was Carl Ludwig Fernow .
children
- Karoline Jagemann (1777–1848), actress and singer, lover of Grand Duke Karl August of Saxe-Weimar , who gave her the Heygendorf manor
- Ferdinand Jagemann (1780–1820), painter, student of Kraus in Weimar and Füger in Vienna , painted portraits a. a. also from Goethe
- Marianne 1806-1815 with the Counselor and adventurers Adolph Freiherr von Danckelmann married
Works
- History of the Liberal Arts and Sciences in Italy , 5 volumes, 1777–1781
- Magazine of Italian Literature and Arts , 8 volumes, 1780–1785
- Italian dictionary , 4 volumes, 1803
- Translation: "Hell" from Dante's "Divine Comedy" 1780–1782 (electronic text of the translation on www.dantealighieri.dk)
- Translation of Goethe's "Hermann u. Dorothea." (electronic text (Ermanno e Dorotea) on www.dantealighieri.dk),
- Geographical description of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany , Gotha 1775
literature
- Reinhold Köhler: Jagemann, Christian Joseph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 642 f.
- Jörn Albrecht , Peter Kofler (Ed.): The Italian Studies in the Weimar Classics . The life and work of Christian Joseph Jagemann, 1735-1804. Narr, Tübingen 2006 ISBN 3-8233-6233-X
Web links
- Literature by and about Christian Joseph Jagemann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Christian Joseph Jagemann in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jagemann, Christian Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German councilor and librarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1735 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dingelstädt |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1804 |
| Place of death | Weimar |