Gustav von Ewers

Gustav von Ewers (1827)

Johann Philipp Gustav Ewers (born June 23, ^jul. / 4. July 1781 ^greg. In Amelunxen , † November 8 ^jul. / 20th November 1830 ^greg. In Tartu , Governorate of Livonia ) was a German historian, state teachers , university lecturers and Rector of the Imperial University of Dorpat (1818–1830).

Life

The son of a farmer was first taught by the village pastor Schnorr and then attended the monastery school in Holzminden . Ewers studied theology and history in Göttingen .

In 1803 he became tutor to the Livonian district administrator Otto Magnus von Richter . So he came to the Baltic provinces , where he lived from then on until his death. His work as a teacher left him with a lot of time for research. His book Vom Ursprung des Russischen Staats [The Origin of the Russian State] , which was published in 1808 and was based on a comprehensive analysis of the sources, made him famous. Thereupon he was appointed a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg in 1809 and in 1810 professor of geography, statistics and history at the University of Dorpat. From 1816 he was a professor of general history, geography and history. In 1818 the co-professors elected him rector; he was re-elected twelve times in this office. From 1826 he was professor of positive constitutional and international law. Ewert was an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Moscow University . Also from 1826 he was President of the Censorship Commission and finally in 1827 became the Imperial Russian Real Council of State.

family

Gustav von Ewers married Dorothea von Maydell (1790–1864) in 1811 . The marriage resulted in six children. Including the Russian statesman and diplomat Otto von Ewers (1812–1873).

Fonts

Title page of the Russian translation by Ivan Platonov of Ewers' The oldest Russian law in its historical development , SPb 1835

Provisional constitution of the peasant class in Estonia. 1805, 1806.
From the origin of the Russian state. 1808
Unpleasant memories of August Ludwig Schlözer. 1810.
Critical preparatory work on the history of the Russians. 1814.
History of the Russians. 1816.
The oldest law of the Russians in its historical development. 1826.
Rhapsodic thoughts on the scientific importance of natural law. 1828.

literature

Ludwig Stieda : Ewers, Gustav von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 48, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, pp. 454-456.
Genealogical Handbook of the Baltic Knighthoods (New Series) , Hamburg 2017, Vol. 7, pp. 170–171.
Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Gustav von Ewers. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital

Web links

Commons : Gustav von Ewers - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Works by and about Gustav von Ewers in the German Digital Library

personal data
SURNAME	Ewers, Gustav von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ewers, Johann Philipp Gustav von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German historian, state teacher, university professor and rector of the University of Dorpat (1818–1830)
DATE OF BIRTH	4th July 1781
PLACE OF BIRTH	Amelunxes
DATE OF DEATH	November 20, 1830
Place of death	Dorpat , Livonia Governorate