Johann Bernhard von Höfer
Johann Bernhard Höfer , from 1769 von Höfer , (* September 1713 in Halberstadt ; † December 31, 1784 in Berlin ) was a Prussian colonel .
Life
Höfer joined the Prussian Army on October 18, 1730 as a bombardier in the artillery and was promoted to Second Lieutenant on May 24, 1741/1742 . His career continued and so he was on August 23, 1750/1753 to the first lieutenant , 1757 to the captain of the staff , on May 11, 1759 to the actual captain , on November 27 / December 1761 to the major , on May 20, 1772 to the lieutenant colonel and finally promoted to colonel on June 11, 1773. In February he received the 2nd artillery regiment as head of the regiment . On October 2, 1774 he became a knight of the order Pour le Mérite .
From his marriage to a born Eversmann from Berlin , Höfer had the son Bernhard Gustav Theodor and a daughter.
Already on November 11, 1769 Höfer was together with his son in the Prussian nobility raised .
Hofer had participated in all of Frederick the Great's campaigns . Despite a gunshot wound in the left chest, Höfer was 71 years old. He died in Berlin.
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Johann Bernhard von Höfer . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 2 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1789, p. 162 ( Johann Bernhard von Höfer at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Louis von Malinowsky, Robert von Bonin : History of the Brandenburg-Prussian Artillery , Bd. 1, Duncker & Humblot , Berlin 1840, p. 108 , 181 u. 210 .
- Carl Renatus Hausen : Historisches Portefeuille , 4th year, 1st volume, Vienna, Breslau, Leipzig, Berlin, Hamburg 1785, p. 355 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gustaf Lehmann: The knights of the order pour le mérite. Volume 1, Mittler , Berlin 1913, pp. 123-124, no. 705 .
- ↑ Maximilian Gritzner : Chronological register of the Brandenburg-Prussian ranks and acts of grace from 1600–1873 , Berlin 1874, p. 35.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Höfer, Johann Bernhard von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Höfer, Johann Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian colonel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1713 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halberstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1784 |
| Place of death | Berlin |