Ernst Franz von Platen-Hallermund
Ernst Franz Reichsgraf von Platen-Hallermund (born November 7, 1739 in Linden near Hanover; † February 17, 1818 in Hanover ) was a privy councilor of the Electorate of the Palatinate and heir - general postmaster of Linden from Brunswick and Lüneburg , and also conducted astronomical studies.
Life
He was the son of Georg Ludwig von Platen-Hallermund and his second wife Sabina Hedwig von Steuben .
As an astronomer, he published numerous articles in Bode's "Astrononomic Yearbook" between 1789 and 1793. He wrote on methods of determining planetary mass and several other more exotic subjects. That this was not his only interest is shown in the article “Experiences about the objects that remain in the eye”, published in 1795 in “Schriften der Gesellschaft naturf. Friends in Berlin ”.
family
Count Ernst Franz von Platen-Hallermund was married to Freiin Friederike Luise von Münster (born February 9, 1757, † November 16, 1841). The couple had the following children:
- Juliane (born March 10, 1780; † May 28, 1826) ∞ Ferdinand von Malortie (1771–1847) (parents of Carl Ernst von Malortie )
- Charlotte Juliane (born September 8, 1778; † November 19, 1857)
- ∞ Friedrich Freiherr Blome (born February 15, 1769 - † September 12, 1818)
- ∞ Joseph Graf von Reventlow-Criminil
- Elisabeth (April 16, 1782; † 1795)
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (* November 6, 1785; † February 13, 1873) ∞ Julie Marianne Charlotte von Hardenberg (* October 22, 1788; † August 18, 1833)
literature
- Siegmund Günther : Platen-Hallermund, Imperial Count Ernst Franz von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 251 f.
- Wilhelm Rothert , A. Rothert, M. Peters (Eds.): Hannoversche Biographie , Vol. 3: Hannover under the Kurhut, 1646-1815 , Hannover 1916, p. 512
- Klaus Mlynek : PLATES TO HALLERMUND, Ernst Franz Reichsgraf. In: Dirk Böttcher , Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein, Hugo Thielen : Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , p. 286.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus Mlynek: Platen zu Hallermund ... (see literature)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Platen-Hallermund, Franz Ernst von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Privy Councilor of the Electoral Palatinate and Hereditary Postmaster General of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1739 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linden near Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1818 |
| Place of death | Hanover |