Johann Caspar Hornschuch
Johann Caspar Hornschuch (born July 15, 1737 in Albertshofen , † April 16, 1794 in Billinghausen ) was a German Lutheran clergyman and a pioneer of beekeeping and asparagus growing .
He was one of the sons of the teacher Johann Jakob Hornschuch (1713–1772) and was chosen by his father for a theological career after being saved from various childhood accidents. He was initially vicar in Taschendorf and in 1763 entered the service of Count Castell in Castell as court chaplain and pastor of Ziegenbach . There he married Maria Christina Charlotta Knoll (1740-1827) in 1765. The marriage had seven children. The eldest son Carl Heinrich Friedrich Hornschuch (1766–1839) gained importance as a founder in Kitzingen . In 1774 Hornschuch moved to Billinghausen as pastor, where he died in 1794.
Hornschuch achieved particular merits by introducing beekeeping in Castell and being the first to grow asparagus in Billinghausen .
literature
- Hermann Strole: We live and weave in it - 50 years of Konrad Hornschuch: The landscape, the sex, the work, the anniversary , Urbach 1956, pp. 153–155.
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| SURNAME | Hornschuch, Johann Caspar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lutheran clergyman and pioneer of beekeeping and asparagus growing |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1737 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Albertshofen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 1794 |
| Place of death | Billinghausen |