Ernst Heinrich Kneschke

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Ernst Heinrich Kneschke (born August 27, 1798 in Zittau , † December 2, 1869 in Leipzig ) was a German heraldist , ophthalmologist and writer .

Life

Ernst Heinrich Kneschke was the second son of the vice-principal at the Zittau grammar school and librarian of the council library, Johann Gottfried Kneschke (1766-1825), and his wife Juliana Therese, née Kühn († 1802). On May 10, 1817, Kneschke enrolled in Leipzig . After completing his studies, he acquired the medical baccalaureate on September 24, 1828 and the Licenciat (qualification to teach) on October 29, 1828. His Leipzig medical doctorate in 1828 was De hydrothorace . In 1829 he qualified as a professor and held lectures until his death in December 1869; In 1843 he was appointed associate professor of ophthalmology.

Kneschke worked part-time with history and genealogy and was best known for the nine-volume New General German Adels Lexicon (Leipzig 1859–1870), which he published, is an important genealogical aid and has seen several reprints. On the occasion of his death, the Leipzig University honored him as "once a highly esteemed ophthalmologist who later turned to encylopedic and literary work".

Kneschke was actively involved in the establishment and work of the Society for the History of Leipzig .

In the manuscript department of the Leipzig University Library there are letters by Kneschke in various bequests.

family

Kneschke was married since January 5, 1829 in Dresden with Augusta Charlotta Kneschke (born August 11, 1801 - † July 10, 1856) a daughter of Christian August Pescheck (born December 29, 1760 in Zittau , † September 29, 1833 in Dresden ) , married in 2nd marriage since May 27th, 1793 with Christiane Caroline Pescheck born. Kleych.

The marriage resulted in three children: Thekla Therese Kneschke (born December 25, 1830), Theodor Gustav Kneschke (born July 10, 1832), law student, 1866 police commissioner in Leipzig, and Dr. phil. Julius Emil Kneschke (born November 4, 1835).

Works (selection)

  • German count houses of the present in heraldic, historical and genealogical relation.
    • Band 1: A-K . TO Weigel, Leipzig 1852 ( full text )
    • Volume 2: L-Z . TO Weigel, Leipzig 1853 ( full text )
    • Volume 3: A-Z . TO Weigel, Leipzig 1854 ( full text )
  • The coats of arms of the German baronial and noble families in a precise, complete and generally understandable description. With historical and documentary evidence.
    • Volume 1. TO Weigel, Leipzig 1855 ( full text ).
    • Volume 2. TO Weigel, Leipzig 1855 ( full text ).
    • Volume 3. TO Weigel, Leipzig 1856 ( full text ).
    • Volume 4. TO Weigel, Leipzig 1857 ( full text ).
  • (Ed.): New general German nobility lexicon . Nine volumes. Friedrich Voigt, Leipzig 1859–1870.

literature

  • LE: Johann Gottfried Kneschke, Doctor of Philosophy, Conrector at the grammar school and librarian at the Rathsbibliothek in Zittau. In: New Nekrolog der Deutschen. Third year (1825), 1st issue. Bernhard Friedrich Voigt , Ilmenau 1827, pp. 547-566 ( full text ).
  • Bruno Stübel : Ernst Heinrich Kneschke. In: General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts . 2nd Section, 37th Part. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1885, p. 292 ( full text ).
  • Kurt Wensch: The descent of the nobility historian Ernst Heinrich Kneschke . In: Central German family studies. Volume 33, 1992, No. 2, pp. 267-269.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Speeches held in the auditorium of the University of Leipzig when the rectorate changed on October 31, 1871 , here p. 16.
  2. ↑ Walter Fellmann : 125 Years of the Leipzig History Association 1867-1992 . Sax-Verlag Beucha 1992, ISBN 978-3980299732
  3. ↑ St. Annenkirche, Wochenzettel, Dresden, signature: 2.1.3.C.XXI.20 / 105
  4. ↑ Handwritten family tree of the Pescheck family, Christian-Weise-Bibliothek, Zittau, http://www.cwbz.de
  5. ↑ Handwritten family tree of the Pescheck family, Christian-Weise-Bibliothek, Zittau, http://www.cwbz.de
  6. ↑ Handbook of the History of Zittau, Volume 1, by Christian Adolph Pescheck, Zittau, 1854
  7. ↑ Handwritten family tree of the Pescheck family, Christian-Weise-Bibliothek, Zittau, http://www.cwbz.de

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personal data
SURNAME Kneschke, Ernst Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German heraldist , ophthalmologist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH Zittau
DATE OF DEATH December 2, 1869
Place of death Leipzig