Heinrich Eduard von Egidy

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Heinrich Eduard von Egidy (born September 25, 1808 in Weißenfels , † 1870 in Halsbrücke ) was a Saxon officer and non-fiction author. He was the last of his line.

Life

He came from the noble family Egidy and was the second child of the Saxon Colonel Heinrich August von Egidy (1778-1840) and Henriette Schubert von Kleefeld († September 4, 1823).

Like many members of his family, he embarked on the Saxon military career, in which he was promoted to first lieutenant. He also worked as a non-fiction author in the Saxon Ore Mountains .

He married twice. His first wife was Christine Remga on April 13, 1841 in Zwickau (born September 11, 1812, † March 19, 1852). After her death he married Ernestine Helfert (born June 6, 1832). Both marriages remained without children.

Works (selection)

  • The comet on the evening of March 18, 1843. A natural history description of the meteors and phenomena , in: Neues Lausitzisches Magazin , Zittau and Leipzig 1843
  • The Universe, or Popular Representation of Astronomy , 1844
  • The breeding of leeches according to the results of experience , 1844
  • The wood connoisseur or the skillful use, device and utilization of wood , 1852

literature

  • Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses , 2 Jg., Gotha 1908, p. 242 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Neues Lausitzisches Magazin, volumes 18-19, p.134
personal data
SURNAME Egidy, Heinrich Eduard von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saxon officer and non-fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Weissenfels
DATE OF DEATH 1870
Place of death Neck bridge