Friedrich Christoph Schmincke

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Friedrich Christoph Schmincke (born March 29, 1724 in Kassel ; † January 8, 1795 ibid) was a German librarian and historian.

Life

Friedrich Christoph Schmincke was born as the son of Johann Hermann Schmincke , historian and professor at the University of Marburg, and his wife Katharina Elisabeth (1688–1743), daughter of Dr. jur. Wilhelm Müldner (1649–1701), Mayor of Kassel, born.

He began studying law at the University of Göttingen in 1741 and then went to Holland with various letters of recommendation from other scholars who were friends of his father . After his return from there he was appointed court archivist in Kassel by Landgrave Friedrich II on June 13, 1751 . In 1766 he was appointed councilor and librarian. On August 13, 1767, he applied to the Landgrave to make it easier for every “servant and subject” to use the library, so that books could be generally loaned out for a fortnight; the previous use of the library only allowed the borrowed to be read in a room in the library. Previously, he had submitted a fundraising plan to ensure that the Landgrave could give the library 200 Reichstaler annually to buy books. All civil servants should contribute to this by paying a monthly salary once, as well as all booksellers, book printers, bookbinders, paper millers, Jews and all students; the amount to be collected should be at the discretion of the Landgrave. Professors, scholars and printers should promote the library by giving one of their written or printed works free of charge. This plan was rejected by the Landgrave, but he agreed to the new usage regulations. Later, however, the mandatory copy regulation for universities was introduced and in 1770 it was expanded to include printers and booksellers in the county.

In 1771 Rudolf Erich Raspe was appointed second librarian.

On April 23, 1776, Friedrich Christoph Schmincke also took over the management of the coin collection and art treasures with the title and rank of government councilor. Its main task was the administration of the Kassel library, which at that time already belonged to the stately libraries with around 40,000 volumes.

In March 1777 he submitted a report to the Landgrave in which he showed that there were libraries in the court library , the library of the agricultural society, the art house , the Collegium Carolinum and the court building office, as well as libraries in various churches (Unterneustädter, Martins and Hofkirche) that emerged from foundations but were completely inaccessible; however, these could be merged with the public library without violating the intentions of the donors. The resulting instructions from the Landgrave even gave in to the church authorities, so that 2,500 volumes were delivered over the course of a decade.

In 1775 Frederick II called the French Jean-Louis Barbot de Luchet , secret secretary of the legation , to Kassel and promoted him to "chief inspector in all cultural matters", he also became director of the court orchestra and court librarian and thus superior to Friedrich Christoph Schmincke. He was actually intended for the now vacant second librarian position, but a secret legation secretary could not be placed under any government council, so that he received the first librarian position and Friedrich Christoph Schmincke had to give way to the vacant position.

Jean-Louis Barbot de Luchet began a reorganization of the library administration, which became known as the "Revolution of the Cassel Library". Due to a lack of knowledge in the library system, serious errors occurred here, which led to statements of indignation from scholars, including in public. Although there was no evidence that Friedrich Christoph Schmincke tried to prevent Jean-Louis Barbot de Luchet from redesigning the library, he tried to get Schmincke to be released from the Landgrave. When Friedrich II hired another Frenchman, Robert-André Andréa de Nerciat , in 1780 , Landgrave Friedrich Christoph Schmincke suggested that he ask for his departure, which otherwise would have been given to him against his will. He kept his previous salary and the management of the coin cabinet, the art collection and the preservation of the manuscripts of the library. In 1781 August Ludwig von Schlözer published an article in the Gothaische learned newspaper in which he pointed out the grievances.

After the death of Friedrich II. Jean-Louis Barbot de Luchet was succeeded by Landgrave Wilhelm IX. dismissed and when the then librarian Ernst Wilhelm Cuhn (1756–1809) resigned in 1791 , Friedrich Christoph Schmincke was able to take over the post of first librarian, which he then held until his death.

Writing

Friedrich Christoph Schmincke has published some important works for Hessian historiography, in which he provided and published treatises left by his father with his own works. Here, important documents and files were, especially the history of the Landgrave of Magnanimous Philipps printed, the Homberger church order of 1526, laws and statutes of Philip of 1535 and the Halsgerichtsordnung of 1535. He also published a the Judicial Friedrich Groschuff (1700-1784) , the librarian Johan Arckenholtz and the Hanau professor Johann Balthasar Hundeshagen (1734-1800) completed, but not published, representation of the attempt to an exact and cumbersome description of the royal Hessian residence and capital Cassel .

Fonts (selection)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Adam, Siegrid Westphal: Handbook of cultural centers of the early modern period: Cities and residences in the old German-speaking area . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-029555-9 , p. 1062 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. ^ Hopf, Wilhelm: The Kassel State Library 1580 - 1930 . 1930 ( uni-kassel.de [accessed on September 21, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Schmincke, Friedrich Christoph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmincke, Fridericus C .; Schminckius, Fridericus C .; Schminke, Friedrich C .; Schminck, Friedrich C .; Schminck, Fridericus C .; Schmincke, Friederich Christoph; Schmincke, Friedrich C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German librarian and historian
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1724
PLACE OF BIRTH kassel
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1795
Place of death kassel