Heinrich Bolzenthal

Heinrich Eduard Bolzenthal (* 1796 in Cottbus , † 1870 in Berlin) was a German numismatist .

Life

The son of a pastor studied political science, history and philosophy in Halle from 1815 to 1819 (as a fellow student of Karl Immermann ). After completing his studies, he stayed briefly in Berlin and then accepted General Ernst von Rüchel's invitation to his Haseleu estate in Pomerania. Bolzenthal continued his studies here for a few years. On his return to Berlin, on the recommendation of Friedrich Wilken and Johann Wilhelm Süvern, he took part in the planning of the Royal Museums and was director of the coin and medal collection from 1835 to 1868 .

Bolzenthal published several works on the historical coinage of the early modern period, which Friedrich Buchholz in particular had inspired. One of his best-known works are the sketches on the art history of modern medal work (1429–1840) (Berlin 1840). On the occasion of his retirement in 1868, he received the Order of the Red Eagle, third class with ribbon, for his services .

Medal portrait

Cast bronze, one-sided, without year, 72 mm. Medalist: Friedrich Wilhelm Kullrich (Dahme, Jüterbog district 1821–1887 Berlin) Front: H. BOLZENTHAL <> Unclothed bust to the right.

literature

Wilhelm David Koner : Scholarly Berlin in 1848. = Directory of writers living in Berlin in 1845 and their works. Scherk, Berlin 1846, pp. 38-39 ( bsb-muenchen.de ).
Bernd Kluge : The coin cabinet. Museum and science institute (= Das Kabinett. 9). Münzkabinett, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-88609-494-4 , ( digitized version ( memento from May 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 3.9 MB)).

Web links

Literature by and about Heinrich Bolzenthal in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

^ Sketches on the art history of modern medal work (1429–1840) . Carl Heymann, Berlin 1840 ( archive.org ).
^ Centralblatt for the entire teaching administration in Prussia. Born in 1868, ZDB -ID 201152-9 , p. 514 and 572 ( bsb-muenchen.de , bsb-muenchen.de ).
^ Wolfgang Steguweit : Cast small reliefs by Henri François Brandt (1789–1845) and other Berlin medalists from the second third of the 19th century. In: Rainer Grund (Hrsg.): Medal art in Germany from the Renaissance to the present. Topics, projects, research results. Lectures for the colloquium in the Gotha Castle Museum on May 4, 1996 (= The Art Medal in Germany. 6). German Society for Medal Art , Berlin 1997, ISBN 978-3-7861-2251-7 , pp. 111–125, here p. 121, no. 23.

personal data
SURNAME	Bolzenthal, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bolzenthal, Heinrich Eduard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German numismatist
DATE OF BIRTH	1796
PLACE OF BIRTH	cottbus
DATE OF DEATH	1870
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Sketches on the art history of modern medal work (1429–1840) . Carl Heymann, Berlin 1840 ( archive.org ).

[2] Centralblatt for the entire teaching administration in Prussia. Born in 1868, ZDB -ID 201152-9 , p. 514 and 572 ( bsb-muenchen.de , bsb-muenchen.de ).

[3] Wolfgang Steguweit : Cast small reliefs by Henri François Brandt (1789–1845) and other Berlin medalists from the second third of the 19th century. In: Rainer Grund (Hrsg.): Medal art in Germany from the Renaissance to the present. Topics, projects, research results. Lectures for the colloquium in the Gotha Castle Museum on May 4, 1996 (= The Art Medal in Germany. 6). German Society for Medal Art , Berlin 1997, ISBN 978-3-7861-2251-7 , pp. 111–125, here p. 121, no. 23.