Johann Christian Gotthard

Johann Christian Gotthard (* around 1760 in Westhausen near Gotha ; † June 8, 1813 in Erfurt ) was a German economist , technologist and writer .

Life

Gotthard's training is largely unknown. In any case, he had the degree of Dr. phil. and became a full professor of economics, camera and police science at the University of Erfurt . In addition, he was an assessor for the Commercial Mercantile Deputation. On December 2, 1795 he was accepted into the Academy of Non-Profit Science in Erfurt . He was later a member of the royal Prussian mining commission and assistant to the Chamber of Commerce . After 1805 he was also appointed high school councilor and school inspector of the Erfurt schools.

It is sometimes stated that Gotthard was also a veterinarian . Gotthard did not mention this profession in relevant publications.

In addition to the Erfurt Academy, Gotthard was a member of many scientific societies, such as the Natural Research Society in Halle, the Westphalian Natural Research Society in Brockhausen, the Upper Lusatian Economic Bee Society, the Royal Economic Society in Potsdam, the Royal Economic Society in Leipzig and the ducal Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg and Meiningischen Societät der Forst und Jagdkunde.

Works (selection)

Complete instruction in beekeeping: A contribution to the conveyance of agricultural industry , Vollmer, Erfurt 1795. Online via Google books. Accessed May 7, 2020.
The whole of pig breeding or complete instruction in the maintenance, care and treatment of pigs, their use, knowledge of their diseases and healing of them , Altona 1798.
Complete instruction in the maintenance, care and treatment of sheep, refinement of their wool, knowledge and healing of their diseases , Keyser, Erfurt 1799.
Handbook of practical technology or Manufacture, factory and handicraft knowledge for state economists, manufacturers, manufacturers and craftsmen , 2 volumes, Vollmer, Hamburg and Mainz 1804-1805.
Germany's Manufacture, Factory and Trade Plants: or, Complete instruction in the cultivation and extraction of German plantation products. A handbook and textbook for the friends of the fatherland in general and of practical agriculture in particular , Knick, Erfurt 1811.

literature

Karl Karmarsch : Gotthard, Johann Christian . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 484.
Jürgen Kiefer : Bio Bibliographical Handbook of the Academy of Charitable Sciences in Erfurt 1754-2004 , Academy of Charitable Sciences in Erfurt, Erfurt 2005, ISBN 978-3-932295-61-4 , p. 220.

Web links

Works by and about Johann Christian Gotthard in the German Digital Library

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Handbook of Practical Technology or Manufactur, Factory and Handicraft Studies for State Economists, Manufacturers, Factory Owners and Craftsmen , Volume 2, Vollmer, Hamburg and Mainz 1805, title page.
↑ See Handbook of Practical Technology or Manufactur, Factory and Handicrafts for State Economists, Manufacturers, Factory Owners and Craftsmen , Volume 2, Vollmer, Hamburg and Mainz 1805, title and Germany's Manufactur, Factory and Trade Plants: or, more complete Lessons in the cultivation and extraction of German plantation products. A handbook and textbook for the friends of the fatherland in general and of practical agriculture in particular , Knick, Erfurt 1811, title page.
↑ See, for example, the dataset at the DNB or the dataset at the CERL (both accessed on October 8, 2019).
↑ The whole of poultry breeding or complete instruction in the maintenance, care and treatment of the diverse economic poultry, its various uses, knowledge and healing of its diseases , Bayer and Maring, Erfurt 1798, title page.

personal data
SURNAME	Gotthard, Johann Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German economist, technologist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1760
PLACE OF BIRTH	Westhausen near Gotha
DATE OF DEATH	June 8, 1813
Place of death	Erfurt

[Handbuch-1] Handbook of Practical Technology or Manufactur, Factory and Handicraft Studies for State Economists, Manufacturers, Factory Owners and Craftsmen , Volume 2, Vollmer, Hamburg and Mainz 1805, title page.

[2] See Handbook of Practical Technology or Manufactur, Factory and Handicrafts for State Economists, Manufacturers, Factory Owners and Craftsmen , Volume 2, Vollmer, Hamburg and Mainz 1805, title and Germany's Manufactur, Factory and Trade Plants: or, more complete Lessons in the cultivation and extraction of German plantation products. A handbook and textbook for the friends of the fatherland in general and of practical agriculture in particular , Knick, Erfurt 1811, title page.

[3] See, for example, the dataset at the DNB or the dataset at the CERL (both accessed on October 8, 2019).

[4] The whole of poultry breeding or complete instruction in the maintenance, care and treatment of the diverse economic poultry, its various uses, knowledge and healing of its diseases , Bayer and Maring, Erfurt 1798, title page.