Friedrich Wilhelm August Bratring

Friedrich Wilhelm August Bratring (born December 8, 1772 in Losse near Seehausen in the Altmark , † December 12, 1829 in Berlin ), was a German ethnologist and author of statistical and topographical books.

Life

After attending school in Salzwedel, Bratring, the son of a Protestant pastor, began studying theology at the University of Halle , which he soon broke off to turn to geography and ethnology . After completing his studies, he went to Berlin around 1793/94, where he probably initially worked as an editor for various publishing houses. He then found a job as an assistant at the royal library, in 1803 became secretary in the forestry department of the former general directorate in Berlin and in 1813 received his last job as a book auction commissioner, in which he worked successfully. He collected manuscripts, documents and books and wrote some valuable reference works in the field of geography and ethnology.

Fonts (selection)

• (under the pseudonym FW Blumenau :) Statistical topographical description of Egypt. Gathered from the news of the newest and greatest travelers. Hall 1793 ( books.google.de ).
• The County of Ruppin in historical, statistical and geographical terms. A contribution to the customer of the Mark Brandenburg. Berlin 1799 ( books.google.de ).
• My fatherland Prussia, after its emergence and prosperity, or the history of the development of the Prussian monarchy, with special regard to the latest events of the time. Berlin 1807 ( books.google.de ).
• Statistical-topographical description of the entire Mark Brandenburg.
  • Volume 1: The general introduction to Kurmark, containing the Altmark and Prignitz. Berlin 1804 ( books.google.de ).
  • Volume 2: Containing the Mittelmark and Ukermark. Berlin 1805 ( books.google.de ).
  • Volume 3: Containing the Neumark Brandenburg. Berlin 1809 ( books.google.de , register of locations covering all three parts: books.google.de ).

As editor

• The Spaniards travel to the South Seas, especially to the island of O-Taheite. Now translated from Spanish for the first time. Edited with annotations and a historical description of the Society Islands accompanied by Ms. Wilh. Aug. Bratring. With a card. Berlin 1802 ( books.google.de ).

literature

• New necrology of the Germans. Seventh year, 1829, Part I, Ilmenau 1831, pp. 169–171 ( books.google.de ).
• Johannes Schultze:  Bratring, Friedrich Wilhelm August. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 538 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Hans-Heinrich Müller: Mark Brandenburg recorded statistically - The topographer FAW Bratring (1772-1829) . In: Berlin monthly magazine ( Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein ) . Issue 5, 2000, ISSN  0944-5560 , p. 49-50 ( luise-berlin.de ).

Web links

• kalliope-verbund.info