Christoph Gottlieb Steinbeck
Christoph Gottlieb Steinbeck (born April 26, 1766 in Thieschitz near Gera; † November 1, 1818 in Langenberg near Gera) was a German preacher, lawyer and writer of the Enlightenment .
As an author of popular scientific calendars and advisors, Steinbeck was very successful during his lifetime. His work also includes non-fiction books on fire fighting , which he has been interested in since he was an eyewitness to the great Gera city fire in 1780 as a teenager.
Works
(Selection)
- The sincere calendar man, a curious and useful book. For the youth and the common bourgeois and farmer , 2nd edition 1793 ( digitized version )
- Frey and equality booklet for young people and the German citizen and farmer , 1794 ( digitized version )
- Fire emergency and aid book for the German people and their friends , 1802 ( digitized version )
- Handbook of the fire police for market towns and villages , 1805 ( digitized )
literature
- Christian Gottlieb Steinbeck . In: Johann Philipp Moser (Hrsg.): Germany's now-living folk writers . Volume 1. Nuremberg 1795 ( digitized version ).
- Felicitas Marwinski: Enlightened small-town journalism in the Thuringian region - Christoph Gottlieb Steinbeck from Langenberg near Gera, the genesis of a journalist . In: Hans-Wolf Jäger (Ed.): "Public" in the 18th century . Wallstein, Göttingen 1997, ISBN 3-89244-274-6 , pp. 187-202.
Web links
- Literature by and about Christoph Gottlieb Steinbeck in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steinbeck, Christoph Gottlieb |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German preacher, lawyer and Enlightenment writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1766 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thieschitz near Gera |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1818 |
| Place of death | Langenberg near Gera |