Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann

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Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann

Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann , also Normann (born February 24, 1753 in Hamburg , † January 13, 1837 in Rostock ) was a German lawyer and university professor.

Life

Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann was a son of the bookbinder Franz Hinrich Anthon Norrmann (1720–1800) and his wife Katharina Elisabeth, b. Ramcke (1726-1798). The father's ancestors came from Sweden. Norrmann grew up as the oldest of eight children.

He visited the Johanneum in Hamburg, but there were several accidents so that his parents were no longer able to raise the payments for the further attendance of the school. In order to earn a living, he gave lessons in some of the first houses from the age of 15; here he taught and supervised schoolwork. In this way he was able to raise the financial means that enabled him to begin studying at the University of Göttingen in 1775 . In 1774 he left the Johanneum and attended the Academic Gymnasium in Hamburg for another year . Here he met Professor Johann Georg Büsch , the head of the commercial academy. This influenced his desire to study law and history instead of theology, as his father wanted; Büsch offered him the prospect of employing him as a teacher at the commercial college after completing his academic studies.

In 1775, Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann began studying law, political science and history at the University of Göttingen. He heard lectures from Georg Ludwig Böhmer , Christian Friedrich Georg Meister (1718–1782), Johann Beckmann and Johann Stephan Pütter . Here in 1776 he joined the Masonic lodge "To the golden circle".

After completing his three-year academic course at the University of Göttingen, Professor Büsch gave him the post of second teacher at his commercial academy. This teaching institute was attended by the sons of the first trading houses of all nations; English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Swiss were to be found there. Several years later he was still in a friendly correspondence with the Swiss Karl Viktor von Bonstetten and the von Salis brothers . In the von Büsch house he made the acquaintances of the scholars Johann Heinrich Voss , Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock , Matthias Claudius and others.

Johann Georg Büsch also encouraged his early inclinations to study geography and statistics and, on his suggestion, Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann made the decision to write the geographic-historical handbook of regional, national and international studies , in three volumes of 1785 appeared to 1788, established his scientific reputation and the attention of Mecklenburg-schwerin rule Duke Friedrich Franz I woke.

In 1782 Norrmann was appointed sub-principal at the Johanneum. In 1789 Duke Friedrich Franz I appointed him full professor of history and political science at the University of Rostock , which was associated with the award of the title of court counselor . On December 17, 1789, he received his master's degree from the Philosophical Faculty there . PhD and also a Dr. phil. appointed hc. He was commissioned to lead the political and historical studies of the Hereditary Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin when he was studying at the University of Rostock. A few years later, he gave private lectures on history and political science to this, as well as to the Hereditary Prince Georg of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the later Grand Duke Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

For the grand ducal government, the states of Mecklenburg and various corporations, but also for private individuals, he prepared expert opinions in political science and business matters, for example 1802 on the freedom of the grain trade.

1803/1804 he was rector of the University of Rostock and next several times dean of the philosophy faculty.

Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann married Margarete Elisabeth, born on February 23, 1783. Donnenberg (born July 8, 1756 in Hamburg; † March 21, 1827), a daughter of Johann Hinrich Donnenberg. Together they had five children, of whom we know by name:

  • Philippine (Catharina Deborah) Norrmann (born January 22, 1789 in Hamburg; † October 2, 1854 in Rostock), married to (Johann) Friedrich Scharenberg (born January 1, 1781 in Neustrelitz ; † November 27, 1856 in Rostock), Chamber Procurator the Mecklenburg-Schwerin Domanialverwaltung , lawyer and councilor in Rostock;
  • Maria Amalie Norrmann (* 1795; † 1825), married to Georg Heinrich Donnenberg (* May 1790 in Hamburg; † unknown), particular ;
  • Henriette Norrmann.

Memberships

Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann was an honorary member of the Mecklenburg Patriotic Association .

Fonts

  • Dissertatio juridica de jure emigrandi in Germania. Fues, Tubingae 1775. (digitized version )
  • Brief history of the older German national constitution, the emergence and acceptance of German cities, and the origins of their first inhabitants; one try. BG Hoffmann, Hamburg 1782. (digitized version)
  • Germany . Bey Benjamin Gottlob Hoffmann, Hamburg 1785–1787.
  • Geographical and historical handbook of country, ethnology and national studies. With constant consideration for physical properties, products, industry, action. Hoffmann, Hamburg 1787. (digitized version)
  • The Franconian Circle. Hoffmann et al. Campe, Hamburg 1787.
  • Gottfried Christian Bohn; Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann: Gottfried Christian Bohns Waarenlager or product and ware lexicon for merchants, which contains the most interesting and useful things from natural history, chemistry and technology, and a careful description of the natural and artificial products in the trade in alphabetical order. Bohn, Hamburg 1788. (digitized version)
  • Geographical-statistical overview of all Dutch possessions in the East and West Indies. After d. best. Sources designed. Stiller, Rostock / Leipzig 1796. (digitized version)
  • Geographical-statistical representation of the Swiss country. With constant consideration for physical properties, products, industry, action and economics. Hoffmann, Hamburg 1797. (digitized version)
  • The freedom of the grain trade: an expert opinion. Hamburg, 1802. (digitized version)
  • Anton Friedrich Büsching ; Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann: Anton Friedrich Büsching's preparation for European country and national studies. In addition to a statistical overview of present-day Europe. Bohn, Hamburg 1802. (digitized version)
  • Invitation to the celebration of Christmas in Rostock, December 24th, 1803. Adlersche Officin, Rostock 1803.
  • Invitation to the Easter celebration: March 31, 1804. Adler, Rostock 1804.
  • Invitation to the Whitsun Festival: May 19, 1804. Adler, Rostock 1804.
  • About Wismar's trading situation and its use in olden times. A contribution to the history of trade in Mecklenburg. Adler, Rostock 1804.
  • Anton Friedrich Büsching; Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann: Preparation for European country and national studies. In addition to a statistical overview of present-day Europe. Mäckensche Buchhandlung, Reutlingen 1804.
  • Leonhard Jacob von Prunner; Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann; Anton Friderich Büsching: A few words on my passage through Germany against the work completely reworked by GPH Norrmann and recently published under the title: Anton Friedrich Büsching's Preparation for European Country and State Studies. 1804. (digitized version)
  • More complete dictionary of products and goods. Bohn, Hamburg 1805-1806.
  • Johann Georg Büsch; Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann: Johann Georg Büsch's theoretical-practical representation of the action in its diverse business. Hoffmann, Hamburg 1808. (digitized version)
  • Gottfried Christian Bohn; Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann: Gottfried Christian Bohns warehousing, or dictionary of product and commodity knowledge: the well-experienced businessman, second division. Bohn, Hamburg 1830. (digitized version)
  • Joachim Heinrich Neuendorff; Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann: The Stiftslander of the former diocese of Ratzeburg, topographically and historically represented. With a preface by Councilor Norrmann. Rostock / Schwerin, 1832.
  • Gottfried Christian Bohn; Christophe Daniel Ebeling ; Peter Heinrich Christoph Brodhager; Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann: Gottfried Christian Bohn's well-experienced businessman. [Carl Ernst Bohn, Hamburg 1789–1806] Thomson Gale, Farmington Hills, Mich. 2005.
  • Adolf Dietrich Weber ; Theodor Ernst Stever ; Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann: Qvod Felix Favstvmqve Sit Avctoritate Caesarea Et Avspiciis Svmmis Rectore Academiae Magnifico Gerh. Phil. Henr. Norrmann Pvblico Ordinario Virvm Praenobilissimvm Theodorvm Ernestvm Stever Rostochiensem Peracto Examine Consveto, Et Edito Specimine Inavgvrali De Litis Denvnciatione Svmmos In Vtroqve MacGregor Honores Et Privilegia Doctoris Rite Accepisse Pvblico Hoc Diplomate significat Ac Testatvr . [Johann Jakob Adler Erben, Rostock 1804] University Library, Rostock 2017.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Friedrich Ratzel:  Norrmann, Gerhard Philipp Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 21 f.
  2. ^ New necrology of the Germans . 15th year, 1837, 1st part. Voigt, 1839, p. 92–100 ( google.de [accessed July 4, 2018]).
  3. ^ Hans Schröder, continued by CRW Klose: Lexicon of Hamburg writers up to the present . Ed .: Association for Hamburg History. 5th volume, Maack – Pauli . In commission at Perthes-Besser u. Mauke, 1870 ( google.de [accessed July 4, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Christian Wirkner: Logen life: Göttingen Freemasonry in the 18th century. Walter de Gruyter, 2018, p. 414 ff.
  5. ^ Entry on Gerhard Philipp Heinrich Norrmann in the Catalogus Professorum Rostochiensium
  6. ^ Entry in the register, rectorate year 1789/1790, Philosophical Faculty, No. 4
  7. ^ Paul Falkenberg : The professors of the University of Rostock from 1600 to 1900. Manuscript, Rostock around 1900.
personal data
SURNAME Norrmann, Gerhard Philipp Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Normann, Gerhard Philipp Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1753
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1837
Place of death Rostock