Johann Gottlieb Korschelt
Johann Gottlieb Korschelt (born January 27, 1818 in Zittau ; † July 4, 1901 there ) was a German teacher , local researcher and historian .
Life
Korschelt was born in 1818 as the son of the timber merchant Johann Gottlieb Korschelt (1768–1830) and Johanna Eleonore geb. Grohmann († 1852) born in Zittau . From 1824 he attended the Zittau citizen school and after his confirmation in 1831 switched to the secondary school. In 1835 he was admitted to the Zittau teacher training college from which he was dismissed in 1839 with distinction.
Until 1941 he worked as a school vicar and later as a second teacher in Großhennersdorf . He passed his employment examination in 1840 at the royal evangelical state consistory in Dresden . From 1841 to 1858 he was employed as a second permanent teacher in Berthelsdorf . Out of the desire to work in his hometown again, he received an apprenticeship at the city school in Zittau. He was later appointed senior teacher and retired in 1883.
Since April 11, 1860 he was a member of the Upper Lusatian Society of Sciences , of which he later became an honorary member. Furthermore, Korschelt worked from 1870 as a city councilor and from 1883 as a city councilor of Zittau. He received special recognition in the field of poor relief. He was a member of numerous associations and made many contributions to popular education. For his services, Korschelt was awarded the Saxon Merit Cross by King Albert of Saxony in 1883 .
On May 10, 1842, Korschelt married Wilhelmine Reichelt († 1887) in Berthelsdorf with whom he fathered five daughters and six sons. One of his sons was the German chemist and engineer Oskar Korschelt , who contributed to the introduction of the Japanese board game Go in Europe.
Johann Gottlieb Korschelt died on July 4, 1901 and was buried on July 8 in the women's cemetery in Zittau.
Korschelt gained fame through his numerous publications on the history of Upper Lusatian localities, such as Berthelsdorf , Herrnhut , Oderwitz , Olbersdorf and Zittau . Furthermore, he wrote articles on the military history of Upper Lusatia and the development of the Upper Lusatian weaving industry . He also wrote many articles for the New Lusatian Magazine .
Works (selection)
- History of Berthelsdorf . Berthelsdorf near Herrnhut. 1852.
- History of Herrnhut . Eduard Kummer, Leipzig 1853 ( digitized version ).
- History of Olbersdorf near Zittau . Prize publication awarded by the Upper Lusatian Society of Sciences. Breitschuch, Zittau 1864 ( digitized version ).
- History of Oderwitz . H. Trommer, Neu-Gersdorf 1871.
- The bombardment of Zittau on July 23, 1751 . In: New Lusatian Magazine . 1886.
- March of the Prussian army in July 1757 from Leipa to Zittau . Zittau 1893.
- History of the local lords of Hörnitz . In: New Lusatian Magazine . 1895.
Literature and Biographies
- Richard Döhler: Nekrolog - Johann Gottlieb Korschelt . In: New Lusatian Magazine . tape 77 , 1901, pp. 306-310 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Johann Gottlieb Korschelt . ( Memento from August 15, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: Biographisches Lexikon der Oberlausitz .
Individual evidence
- ^ Richard Döhler: Nekrolog - Johann Gottlieb Korschelt . In: New Lusatian Magazine . tape 77 , 1901, pp. 306-310 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
- ^ Herbert Feurich: From the local history . In: Oderwitzer Nachrichten . No. 2 , 2008, p. 6 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Korschelt, Johann Gottlieb |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Korschelt, Gottlieb |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teacher and local researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zittau |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 1901 |
| Place of death | Zittau |