David Franck

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David Franck , also Francke (born April 13, 1682 in Lychen , Uckermark , † July 21, 1756 probably in Sternberg , Mecklenburg ) was a German historian , school principal and preacher.

Life

David Franck was born the 15th child of a pastor family. He and his siblings received home schooling from their father until he was 10. Franck learned Latin , Greek and Hebrew at an early age . After attending schools in Templin , Prenzlau and Neubrandenburg , he earned his living as a tutor in Anklam at the age of 17 and attended a monastery high school in Berlin for two years a year later .

Franck studied theology , law , French and Syriac at the University of Rostock from 1702 to 1705 . In 1713 he became principal of the Sternberg school. From 1722 he worked as a pastor, and in 1729 he was given the church office of the Sternberg preposition .

Since 1718 he wrote, among other things, on the history of Mecklenburg and the city of Sternberg. After large parts of Sternberg burned down in a town fire in 1742, he persistently and then successfully campaigned for the reconstruction of the town with the Dukes of Mecklenburg Karl Leopold and Christian Ludwig II . David Franck gave the town of Sternberg permission to log in the princely forests in order to rebuild the heavily damaged town church . From 1753 onwards, the 19 volumes of his main work, Old and New Mecklenburg, were published .

Others

In 2012 the Sternberg comprehensive school was named "Associated Regional School and Gymnasium 'David Franck' Sternberg".

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  • David Franck: "Old and New Mecklenburg: therein the history, services of God, laws and constitution of the Wariner, Winuler, Wenden, and Saxony, also of this country princes, bishops, nobility, cities, monasteries, scholars, Müntzen and antiquities, has been described in chronological order from credible historians, archival documents and many diplomats [...]. ”20 vols., Güstrow / Leipzig 1753–1758.
    • Volume 3: “From Mecklenburg's renewal in state and church matters: it shows what constitution, nobility and residents, religious and moral doctrine, as well as deficiencies introduced, and what the Schwerin Abbey for a beginning, also what the prince Pribislav II. and Hertzog Hinrich Leo of Bavaria and Saxony had for fate, "1753. (available at Google – Books , PDF 23.59 MB)
    • Volume 4: “From Mecklenburg's establishment and cultivation of new cities: in it the obstacles encountered, awards of Lübeck, Schwerin and Saxon law, state division, monasteries, the Müntz essence, as well as the first Graven and bishops of Schwerin are presented. "1753. (available from Google – Books , PDF 32.45 MB)
    • Volume 5: “From Mecklenburg's confusion among many lords: in it many small wars with neighbors and among locals, disaster cases of the Princely House, and distress of the country, the princes and the nobility feudal duties, the well-being of the clergy and the Cities, especially from Rostock and Wißmar, repeats, “1754. (available from Google – Books , PDF 27.42 MB)
    • Volume 6: “From Mecklenburg's elevation and increase of its countries: therein the wars because of Rügen and the Ukar-Marck, Rostock's growth, elevation of the princes to dukes, union of the Stargard and Rostock rulers, as well as the Gravschaft Schwerin with the House of Mecklenburg and Gelangung the same for the Swedish Crone, described. "1754. (available from Google – Books , PDF 55.28 MB)
    • Volume 7: "Of Mecklenburg's oppression by domestic and foreign enemies: in which the unhappy times of King Albrecht, the unrest between the Mecklenburg and Werl lords, the fate of the Stargardian Hertzoge in the Marck Brandenburg, the revolts of the sea cities, the robberies of the Vitallien Brothers, the foundation of the University of Rostock and their first fortunes, together with the departure of the Werlian gentlemen, "1754. (available from Google – Books , PDF 50.28 MB)
    • Volume 8: “From Mecklenburg's unification by merging its states: it is presented in it: how the principality of Wenden was reunited with the Hertduchy of Mecklenburg, and through the departure of the Stargardian line the whole country came to the Hertzog von Schwerin alone, as well as the distant one Fates of the university, the Brandenburg entitlement, the Rostock unrest and the state of the country in spiritual and worldly matters, "1754. (available from Google – Books , PDF 49.61 MB)
    • Volume 9: "From Mecklenburg's purification in state and church circumstances: it shows how the residents security through the introduction of the land peace, the religious service purity by clearing away the errors and abuses, also the improvement of learning by skillful men, was procured." 1755. (available from Google – Books , PDF 42.09 MB)
    • Volume 11: "From Mecklenburg's retirement under Hertzog Ulrich zu Güstrow: in which from improvement of the state orders, feudal and land law, Turkish taxation, land and convocation days, also what among the scholars, especially in the Güstrow sermon- Ampt and occurred because of the signing of the Concordiae formulas. ”1755. (available from Google – Books , PDF 19.42 MB).
    • Volume 13: “From Mecklenburg's devastation by enemies and friends: contained therein: how the princes of their countries are appalled, Albrecht von Wallenstein received them, but also lost them again, the King of Sweden Gustav Adolph came along, and both the imperial and Swedes the country devastated; until the Peace of Westphalia takes place. ”1756. (available from Google – Books , PDF 40.65 MB).
    • Volume 14: “From Mecklenburg's errors among heads and members: therein the extension of the Peace of Westphalia, some actions among princes and estates, misunderstanding in the prince. Schwerin home, and what else happened in religious services, court, court, consistorii and university matters, “1756. (available from Google Books , PDF 58.80 MB).
    • Volume 15: “From Mecklenburg's right-wing corridors, and what is connected with it: therein the processes of the state princes with the estates, and the estates among themselves, including commission and other troubles.” 1756. (available at Google Books , PDF 68.47 MB).
    • Volume 16: “From Mecklenburg's comparisons and the resulting errors: in which the historical circumstances of the recess of Hertzog Friderich Wilhelm with the Prince. Fr. Wittwe zu Güstrow, the Hertzoge Adolph Friderich zu Strelitz, Ritter- und Landschaft, the city of Rostock, and all of the rural cities can be found “1756. (available from Google – Books , PDF 77.76 MB).
    • Volume 17: “From Mecklenburg's disruption in all classes: in it the tribulations of the city of Rostock, the proceedings of the Russians, the escape of the knighthood, the invasion of the Craiss-Völcker, expulsion of the ducal milice, and the activities of the kayserl. Commission. ”1757. (available from Google – Books , PDF 60.03 MB).
    • Volume 18: “From Mecklenburg's production in several pieces: to be found in it as a new Imperial Commission decreed, which Justitz-Cantzeley zu Güstrow and the Hoff Court reintroduced, worried the state's security, also made a start with the damage to the knighthood Cities, however, at least remained confused with the nobility, and there was no lack of complaints. ”1757. (available from Google – Books , PDF 44.72 MB).
    • Volume 19: "From Mecklenburg's calming through the comparison to Rostock: like the same sought to Schwerin, prevented to Sternberg, promoted to Vienna and succeeded to Rostock." 1757. (available at Google – Books , PDF 32.25 MB).
  • David Franck: Thorough and detailed report of those wafers stabbed by the Jews in Sterneberg in 1492 and therefore bloodthirsty. 1721. ( online )

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See the entry of David Franck's matriculation in the Rostock matriculation portal
  2. ↑ "Frank's work, which ends with the hereditary comparison in 1755, is indispensable for the Mecklenburg historical researcher because of its detail and the large amount of documentary material that has flowed from good sources." (Quote from Walter Karbe from: Walter Karbe`s cultural history of the Land of Stargard from the Ice Age to the present . Edited by Gundula Tschepego, Peter Schüßler on behalf of the city of Neustrelitz , Schwerin 2009, ISBN 978-3-940207-02-9 , p. 192.)
personal data
SURNAME Franck, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Francke, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and school principal
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1682
PLACE OF BIRTH Lychen , Uckermark
DATE OF DEATH July 21, 1756
Place of death Sternberg , Mecklenburg