Christian Friedrich von Blanckenburg

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Christian Friedrich von Blanckenburg, painting by Ernst Gottlob, 1790, Gleimhaus Halberstadt

Christian Friedrich von Blanckenburg (born January 24, 1744 in Moitzlin near Kolberg , † May 4, 1796 in Leipzig ) was a German literary scholar and writer.

family

Christian Friedrich von Blanckenburg came from the old Pomeranian noble family von Blanckenburg . His parents were Dionysius Friedrich von Blanckenburg and a cousin of Ewald Christian von Kleist .

Life

Blanckenburg received military training in Berlin . From there, the Jung-Krockow Dragoon Regiment initially took him into service. With the rank of ensign , Blanckenburg experienced the end of the Seven Years' War , in which he was seriously wounded. Nevertheless, he did not say goodbye to Prussian virtue and conscientiously until 1776, now with the rank of lieutenant colonel , when he renounced supply or civilian employment.

Blanckenburg already dealt with literary history during his active service. His best-known work, the experiment on the novel , appeared as early as 1774 . Only after leaving the military did he settle down as a freelance writer in Leipzig, where he found his sphere of activity and center of life from then on.

Christoph Martin Wieland wrote about him:

“Blankenburg in Leipzig is one of the most excellent people he has ever met. For his sake he wishes to be able to live in Leipzig. He still had the loyauté of an old Prussian officer, the unvarnished attacks on women that were so peculiar to the old Prussian warriors, and an all-encompassing, excellently digested erudition. "

Christian Felix Weisse also belonged to Blanckenburg's close circle of friends .

Works

  • Try about the novel. Leipzig 1774 ( full text )
    • Eberhard Lämmert (Ed.): Friedrich von Blanckenburg. Try about the novel. Facsimile edition with table of contents, index, epilogue, etc. Biographical note. Metzler, Stuttgart 1965.
  • Contributions to the history of the German Empire and German customs. Leipzig 1775 ( full text )
  • History and representation of the Brandenburg and Prussian soldiers. Leipzig 1796 ( full text )
  • About historical certainty. Leipzig 1796
  • Literary additions to Johann George Sulzer's general theory of the fine arts. Leipzig 1797 ( full text )
  • Character and life story of Herr von Seydlitz. Leipzig 1797 ( full text )

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SURNAME Blanckenburg, Christian Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blanckenburg, Friedrich; Blankenburg, Christian Friedrich; Blankenburg, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German literary scholar and writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1744
PLACE OF BIRTH Moitzlin near Kolberg
DATE OF DEATH May 4, 1796
Place of death Leipzig