Friedrich August Jost
Friedrich August Jost (born June 18, 1774 in the county of Solms-Laubach , † June 23, 1830 in Berleburg ) was a councilor to the Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and later district administrator of the Wittgenstein district .
Life
Friedrich August Jost was the son of a principal of the Latin school in Laubach. He studied Protestant theology in Gießen in 1792 and became a prince educator in Berleburg in 1795 . In 1803 he finished studying law in Marburg.
Jost was court master of the Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and in 1805 was appointed grand ducal government councilor and judicial officer in Berleburg. Thus he was a member of the Wittgenstein government and the consistory in Berleburg.
From July 1, 1817 to 1830, he was district administrator for the Wittgenstein district. His successor was Wilhelm Groos .
Jost married the writer and poet Elise Sommer on July 6, 1806 in Marburg . They separated after a short time and the marriage was dissolved for unknown reasons before June 6, 1809. Her marriage to Florentine Christiane Jüngst (1770–1847) had five children.
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- Walther Hubatsch (ed.): Outline of German administrative history 1815-1945 , Vol. 8: Westphalia. Marburg 1980, p. 329.
- Dietrich Wegmann: The leading state administrative officials of the province of Westphalia 1815-1918. Münster 1969, p. 293.
- LAV Münster, District Findbuch Wittgenstein, p. 12.
Web links
- Review of: Friedrich August Jost: On the question: whether the sovereignty of the Rhineland could justify and justify an unconditional arbitrariness of taxation. Jenaische Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung, 17th year, Jena 1820, 1st volume, Sp. 15-16.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Elise Sommer. wittgensteiner.de, accessed on July 21, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c District Archives Siegen-Wittgenstein: Information from November 26, 2015
- ^ Portal Westphalian History: Entry on Friedrich August Jost , Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe , accessed on November 27, 2015
- ↑ Wittgenstein district. territorial.de, accessed on July 21, 2014 .
- ^ Wilhelm Kühlmann: Killy Literaturlexikon Si – Vi , Walter de Gruyter 2011, p. 53.
- ↑ Entry by Elise Sommer , Wittgensteiner Family File, accessed on November 27, 2015
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| - |
District Administrator of the Wittgenstein District 1817–1830 |
Wilhelm Friedrich Groos |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jost, Friedrich August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | District Administrator of the Wittgenstein District (1817–1830) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1774 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | County of Solms-Laubach |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 23, 1830 |
| Place of death | Berleburg |