Heinrich Christian Beck

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The Johanniskirche in Schweinfurt

Heinrich Christian Beck (born March 7, 1805 in Albertshofen , † November 30, 1866 in Hohenstadt ) was a German Protestant pastor, local researcher and naturalist .

Life

Heinrich Christian Beck studied on a scholarship from the Bayreuth Heilsbronner fund at the university in Jena . He became a Protestant theologian and worked as parish vicar in Kitzingen , from 1832 as royal pastor in Schweinfurt ( Johanniskirche ) and in later years in Hohenstadt near Hersbruck.

Beck extensively researched the history of the city of Schweinfurt and is best known for his chronicles of the city of Schweinfurt. The the city archives of Schweinfurt through him alienated in his research pieces of the Imperial Municipal Archives are in the collection marshal of Ostheim in the State Archives Bamberg detectable.

In addition, he dealt with minerals and did intensive research on viticulture, especially the cultivation and culture of vines.

He was a member of the historical association for Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg and a corresponding member of the Hennebergische Altertumsforschenden Verein.

On January 1, 1852, he was elected member (registration number 1629) of the Leopoldina with the nickname Metzger I. in the Mineralogy, Crystallography and Petrology section .

Beck was married to Sophie Karoline Auguste Beck , née Voit from Schweinfurt, who was declared of age by the Bavarian King with effect from April 24, 1836.

Fonts

  • Two sermons at the church services that took place in Schweinfurt on December 23, 1832 and April 28, 1833 on the occasion of the glorious accession to the throne of King Otto of Greece. Seidel, Sulzbach 1833 digitized
  • Chronicle of the city of Schweinfurt. First volume, first division. Wetzstein, Schweinfurt 1836 digitized
  • Chronicle of the city of Schweinfurt. First Volume, Second Section. Wetzstein, Schweinfurt 1836 digitized
  • Chronicle of the city of Schweinfurt. Second volume, first section. The times from the end of the 30 Years War to the present century. Wetzstein, Schweinfurt 1841 digitized
  • Chronicle of the city of Schweinfurt. Second volume, second division. The times from the end of the 30 Years War to the present century. Wetzstein, Schweinfurt 1841 digitized
  • Chronicle of the city of Schweinfurt. Second volume, third section. From the times of the Seven Years' War to 1808. Wetzstein, Schweinfurt 1841 Digitized
  • "The time is short" !: Sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:29 delivered on the last evening of 1840 in d. Main church of St. Johannis in Schweinfurt. Wetzstein, Schweinfurt 1841 digitized
  • M. Johannes Sutellius reformer and first superintendent of the churches in Göttingen and Schweinfurt, superintendent in Allendorf and Nordheim based on printed and unprinted sources May 1842. Wetzstein, Schweinfurt 1842 digitized
  • German viticulture. Practically proven instructions for a rational culture of the vine, a secure and abundant grape yield guaranteeing culture of the vine at home, in the garden and on the vineyards. Taking into account the results of the meetings of German wine and fruit producers. With a description of the most recommendable grape varieties and instructions to be given to the winemaker to manage the vineyards. Baumgärtner, Leipzig 1843 digitized
  • Address book of the city of Schweinfurt. Schweinfurt 1846 digitized

literature

  • Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur : History of the imperial Leopoldino-Carolinische German academy of natural scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann, Jena 1860, p. 276 ( archive.org ).
  • Willi Ule : History of the Imperial Leopoldine-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the years 1852–1887. With a look back at the earlier times of its existence . Commissioned by Wilhelm Engelmann in Leipzig, Halle 1889, supplements and additions to Neigebaur's history, p. 184 ( archive.org ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Royal Bavarian Intelligence Gazette for the Rezat District, 6, Ansbach 1828, p. 43 digitized
  2. ^ Government sheet for the Kingdom of Bavaria, 38, Munich 1832, p. 655 digitized
  3. ^ City of Schweinfurt - Imperial City Archive
  4. ^ Government sheet for the Kingdom of Bavaria, 14, Munich 1836, p. 262 digitized
personal data
SURNAME Beck, Heinrich Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Butcher I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant pastor, local researcher and naturalist
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Albertshofen
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1866
Place of death Hohenstadt (Pommelsbrunn)