Jakob Burckhard
Jakob Burckhard (also Jacob ; born April 29, 1681 in Sulzbach ; † August 24, 1752 in Wolfenbüttel ) was a German classical philologist and librarian .
Life
Burckhard was the son of the Protestant city preacher Georg Christoph Burckhard. He first attended the Sulzbach city school, then the Schleusinger grammar school . In 1701 he began his studies, especially classical philology at the University of Jena . He later continued his studies at the University of Helmstedt and at the University of Halle . During his studies he went to Wolfenbüttel for a year to see his brother, who worked there as a city physician . Following his studies, he made a major scientific journey in 1707. He turned down a call to the grammar school in Göttingen.
In 1714 Burckhard accepted a position as professor of eloquence and beautiful sciences at the grammar school in Hildburghausen . When the high school was closed in 1726, his brother obtained from Duke August Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel that Burckhard was accepted there as a paid counselor. After the death of Lorenz Hertel (1659–1737), director of the Herzog August Library , Burckhard succeeded him. On October 26, 1738, he was appointed real councilor and librarian at the Bibliotheca Augusta and remained in office until his death.
Works (selection)
- Medicvs Gravissimvs Hvmanitatis Stvdiorvm Vindex , Freytag, Wolfenbüttel 1716.
- De Ulrici de Hutten , 2 volumes, Freytag, Wolfenbüttel 1717–1723.
- De Linguae Latinae Quibus In Germania Per XVII Saecula Amplius Usa Ea Est Fatis, Novi Plane, Quibus Priores Illustrantur Partim Partim Supplentur, Commentarii , Freytag, Wolfenbüttel 1721.
- Historia bibliothecae Augustae quae Wolffenbutteli est , 2 volumes, Wolfenbüttel, Meißner 1744–1746.
literature
- Klement Alois Baader : The learned Baiern or lexicon of all writers, which Baiern produced in the 18th century , Volume 1, Seidel 1804, Sp. 169–172.
- Otto von Heinemann : Burckhard, Jakob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 570 f.
- Burckhard, Jakob . In: Walther Killy (Ed.): Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie (DBE) . 1st edition. tape 2 : Bohacz – Ebhardt . KG Saur, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-598-23162-8 , p. 207 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burckhard, Jakob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burckhard, Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical philologist and librarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1681 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sulzbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1752 |
| Place of death | Wolfenbüttel |