Johann Christoph Schmidt (President of the Chamber)
Johann Christoph Schmidt (born December 28, 1727 in Langensalza ; † October 4, 1807 in Weimar ) was President of the Chamber of Saxony-Weimar and succeeded Johann Wolfgang Goethe in this office when he went to Italy in 1786.
Schmidt was the son of Christian Andreas Schmidt (1693-1732) and older brother of Klopstock's unfulfilled childhood love Maria Sophia Schmidt (1731-1799), was friends with him in his youth and initially tried his hand as a poet of odors. After attending the Princely School in Pforta , he went to the court in Weimar in 1757 , where he began a career as an official.
Schmidt exchanged letters with Goethe for several years. On August 13, 1786, he informed him from Karlsbad before starting his Italian trip : “Tomorrow I will go on an excursion to Schneeberg . From Dresden I have received permission to drive into the local cobblestone mines, which is an extraordinary perk, as both friends and locals are strictly kept away from it. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Effi Biedrzynski: Goethe's Weimar. The lexicon of people and scenes. 2nd Edition. Artemis & Winkler, Zurich 1993, ISBN 3-7608-1064-0 , p. 388 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
- ^ Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock: Wingolf. Critical edition. Gerold, 1882, p. 98 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
- ^ Letter from Goethe to Johann Christoph Schmidt, Karlsbad, August 13, 1786 (IV, 21) ( Memento of July 31, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Schmidt, Johann Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saxon-Weimar Chamber President |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1727 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Langensalza |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 4, 1807 |
| Place of death | Weimar |