Georg Christoph Kreyssig

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Georg Christoph Kreyziger , also Kreysig , (born October 7, 1695 in Dörfel , † January 13, 1758 in Dresden ) was a German bookseller and regional historian.

Life

The son of the village judge of the same name from the Erzgebirge village attended the school in Annaberg from 1707 to 1713 and then studied history and theology at the universities in Leipzig and Wittenberg . After graduating with a master's degree in 1718, he worked as a private tutor in various places and returned to Annaberg in 1722. In 1724 he settled in Dresden, where he was initially employed as a private tutor to Hofrat Bastineller. From 1725 he was at the side of the auctioneer Johann Christian Heyden , after whose death he took over the office of the royal book and medal auctioneer . He worked as a bibliographer and historian, dealing in particular with the regional and state history of Upper Saxony. In close collaboration with the historians Johann Georg Knauth , Johann Gottlob Horn (1748–1796) and Johann Christian Schöttgen , he put together several multi-volume collections of sources on the history of Saxony. He is considered to be one of the most important pioneers of scientifically founded regional historiography in Saxony.

Works

  • Historical library of Upper Saxony and some neighboring countries, collected according to all parts of the history, brought into proper order and provided with the necessary registers , Dresden and Leipzig, 1732 ( digitized )
  • Mgc Kreysig's review of the Buchdrucker-jubilæo in Upper Saxony, or the history of their husbands: Buchdrucker zu Altenburg, ... Zwickau ... , 1741 ( digitized )
  • Contributions to the history of the electoral and princely Saxon lands , 6 parts (parts 1–4 by him, parts 5 and 6 by HG Francke), Altenburg 1754–64 (digital copies: part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , part 4 , part 5 , part 6 )
  • Diplomatic and curious review of the history of Upper Saxony , with Johann Christian Schöttgen , 12 parts, Dresden and Leipzig, 1730–33 (digital copies: part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , part 4 , part 5 , part 6 , part 7 , part 8 , Part 9 , part 10 , part 11 , part 12 )
  • Messages from tin coins from different peoples and thick coins from the Germans in the Middle Ages , 1749 ( digitized version )
  • Diplomataria et scriptores hist. Germ. med. aevi , by Johann Christian Schöttgen and Georg Christoph Kreysig, 3 volumes (including the 3rd volume by HG Francke), Altenburg 1753–60 (digital copies: Volume 1 , Volume 2 , Volume 3 )

literature

personal data
SURNAME Kreyssig, Georg Christoph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kreysig, Georg Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German bookseller, bibliographer and regional historian
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1695
PLACE OF BIRTH Dörfel
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1758
Place of death Dresden