Ernst Ludwig Posselt
Ernst Ludwig Posselt (born January 22, 1763 in Durlach , † June 11, 1804 in Heidelberg ) was a German historian.
Life
Posselt studied in Göttingen and Strasbourg . In 1784 he became a professor at the high school in Karlsruhe and in 1791 an official in Gernsbach near Rastatt. He resigned this office in 1796 because of his sympathy for the ideas of the French Revolution . From 1785 to 1788 he was editor of the journal Scientific Magazine for Enlightenment.
He ended his life in Heidelberg by throwing himself out of one of the upper floors of a house.
Works
- History of the Germans. 2 volumes. Leipzig 1789/90; continued by Karl Heinrich Ludwig Pölitz 1805–19, 2 volumes; new edition, Stuttgart 1828, 4 volumes.
- Impartial, complete and act-like history of the embarrassing trial of Louis XVI, King of France. 2 parts. Basel 1793 ( full text ).
- Paperback for the latest story . 9 volumes. Nuremberg 1794–1803.
- European annals. Monthly. Tübingen 1795–1804, continued until 1820.
- Small fonts. Nuremberg 1795.
- Ewald Friedrich Graf von Hertzberg - With excerpts from his correspondence, concerning the latest world trade. Tübingen 1798 ( full text ).
literature
- Binder .: Posselt, Ernst Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, pp. 461-464.
- Kurt Oesterle : The editor in flames , Die Zeit , June 9, 2004.
- Posselt, Ernst Ludwig . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 13, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 273.
- Siegmund Friedrich Gehres : biography of Dr. EL Posselt, along with several unprinted letters from the same and biographical messages from Durlach's memorable men. Biography of Dr. Ernst Ludwig Posselt. Mannheim 1827, pp. 231-272 digitized version
Web links
- Literature by and about Ernst Ludwig Posselt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Ernst Ludwig Posselt in the German Digital Library
- "Civil servant against his will", Ernst Ludwig Posselt in Gernsbach, by Cornelia Renger-Zorn, https://literaturdesign.de/Ernst_Ludwig_Posselt/ernst_ludwig_posselt.html
Individual evidence
- ↑ ZDB-ID 2794546-7
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Posselt, Ernst Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1763 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Durlach |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1804 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |