Jens Kragh Høst
Jens Kragh Høst (born September 15, 1772 in Sankt Thomas , Danish West Indies , † March 26, 1844 in Islegaarde ) was a Danish lawyer , historian and translator .
Life
Høst came to Copenhagen in 1776, entered the civil service as protocol secretary in 1800 after completing his legal studies and became assessor at the court and state court in 1801.
From 1808 on he lived as a private citizen exclusively in literature and died in Islegaarde in 1844 . Høst was a co-founder of the Scandinavian Literary Society and worked in particular for the unification of the three Nordic empires.
Works
- Svenske Blade . Kjöbenhavn: Breum, 1799.
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Grev Struensee og hans Ministry (Copenhagen 1826–1827)
- The Danish secret cabinet minister, Count Johann Friedrich Struensee, and his ministry: together with a description of the next preceding and following events in Denmark . Schubothe, Copenhagen 1826-1827.
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Korfits Ulfelds og Eleonore Ulfelds Historie (Copenhagen 1825);
- The life and fate of Count Korfitz Ulfeld and the Countess of Schleswig-Holstein Eleonore Christine . After d. dan. Orig. Free in German. transfer from the captain v. Jensen. Royal Deaf Mute Inst., Schleswig 1829.
- Märkvärdigheder i Kong Frederik V's Levnet . Copenhagen 1820.
- Clio, for den fadrelandske Historie Copenhagen 1813–1821, 4 vols.
- Erindringer om mig og mine samtidige . Kjöbenhavn, 1835.
literature
- Jens Kragh Høst . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 8 : Holst – Juul . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1894, p. 247 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
Web links
Commons : Jens Kragh Høst - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Literature by Jens Kragh Høst in the catalog of the Berlin State Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Høst, Jens Kragh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1772 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Thomas |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1844 |
| Place of death | Islegaarde |