Johann Carl Fürchtegott Schlegel
Johann Carl Fürchtegott Schlegel (born January 2, 1758 in Zerbst , † November 13, 1831 in Hanover ) was a German consistorial councilor and member of the assembly of estates for the Kingdom of Hanover.
Life
Johann Carl Fürchtegott Schlegel was the second eldest son of Pastor Johann Adolf Schlegel . His brothers August Wilhelm and Friedrich Schlegel are considered to be co-founders of Romanticism. He received the first name Fürchtegott from his godfather Christian Fürchtegott Gellert . When he was one year old, the von Zerbst family moved to Hanover, where he grew up with his three brothers and attended schools. From 1779 to 1782 he studied philosophy, history and law at the University of Göttingen . From 1782 until his death he worked at the Provincial Consistory in Hanover. As a member of the Estates Assembly of the Kingdom of Hanover , he campaigned politically in 1831 to improve the legal status of Jews in Hanover .
Schlegel was married to Julie Erxleben, a daughter of the Göttingen professor Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben .
Fonts
- Kurhannover'sches Canon Law, five volumes, Hanover 1801–1806
- About the spirit of religiosity of all times and peoples , two volumes, Hanover 1819
- Church and Reformation History of Northern Germany and Hanover, three volumes, Hanover 1828–32
literature
- Julius August Wagenmann : Schlegel, Johann Karl Fürchtegott . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 31, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 388 f.
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| SURNAME | Schlegel, Johann Carl Fürchtegott |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schlegel, Johann Karl Fürchtegott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Konsistorialrat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1758 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zerbst |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1831 |
| Place of death | Hanover |