Heinrich von Meyerinck

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Heinrich von Meyerinck (born December 6, 1786 in Magdeburg , † September 18, 1848 in Stettin ) was a German officer and chief forester .

Life

His parents were the Prussian major Wilhelm Heinrich Jakob von Meyerinck (* 23 August 1755; † 23 November 1792) and his wife Sophie, born von Biedersee (1764-1820). After the death of her husband, his mother married Field Marshal Ludwig Karl von Kalckstein .

Meyerinck embarked on a career as an officer in the Prussian Army and was most recently a captain in the Pomeranian Hussar Regiment No. 5 . In the meantime, after the defeat of Prussia in the Fourth Coalition War from 1807 to 1812, he worked as chamberlain in the service of Herzoglich Anhalt-Köthen .

After retiring from military service, Meyerinck studied natural sciences in Halle (Saale) and, after passing his forester examination in 1817, found a job as a chief forester in Grüneberg / Elbe the following year. From 1845 until his death he was head forester in Stettin . Meyerinck wrote widely acclaimed essays on his experiences with the establishment and maintenance of existing buildings as well as with the training of timber.

family

He married Pauline Christiane Sophie von Rauchhaupt in 1810 (* February 24, 1790; † July 30, 1854). The couple had the following children:

literature

personal data
SURNAME Meyerinck, Heinrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer and chief forest master
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1786
PLACE OF BIRTH Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH September 18, 1848
Place of death Szczecin