Johann Gottlob Böhme
Johann Gottlob Böhme (born March 20, 1717 in Wurzen , † June 20, 1780 in Leipzig ) was a German historian during the Enlightenment .
Life
He first learned at the Princely School Pforta and then studied from 1736 to 1747 at the University of Leipzig , where he also received his doctorate. In 1751 Böhme became associate professor and in 1758, succeeding Christian Gottlieb Jöcher, full professor for history at the Philosophical Faculty of Leipzig University. He also taught constitutional law at the Faculty of Law. He was rector of the university in 1760, 1764, 1768 and 1772.
Böhme was a member of the Leipzig Freemason Lodge Minerva .
In a donation letter dated April 12, 1770, Böhme bequeathed his 6,513-volume historical library to the Leipzig University Library . After his death on April 4, 1782, it was placed in separate cabinets in the back of the university library.
In 1771 Böhme married the widow of the Leipzig council architect Johann Caspar Richter (1708–1770), Christiana Regina nee Hetzer (1724–1780), and thus came into the possession of the Gohlis castle , the interior of which he had completed. He also suggested the first walk from Leipzig through the Rosental to Gohlis , which was laid out in 1777.
In 1772, Böhme acquired the Gohlis manor from the estate of Professor Lüder Mencke (1658–1726) from Leipzig , thereby becoming heir, feudal lord and court lord of the village of Gohlis.
With his wife, Böhme established four foundations totaling 4,240 thalers in their joint will of March 20, 1776 and other additions; three of the foundations were later merged to form the Vespers Service Foundation for Gohlis, the fourth was run as the Böhmesche Foundation.
After his death, his wife inherited the castle and manor.
Honors
In 1766 Böhme was appointed court advisor and court historiographer to the Elector of Saxony.
Since 1875 a street in the municipality of Gohlis, which today belongs to Leipzig, has been called Böhmes ( Böhmestrasse ).
literature
- Geffcken, Heinrich; Tykocinski, Chaim: Foundation book of the city of Leipzig. Leipzig 1905.
- Franz Xaver von Wegele : Boehme, Johann Gottlob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 72 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Gottlob Böhme in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Johann Gottlob Böhme in the German Digital Library
- Johann Gottlob Böhme in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
- Biogram in the Leipzig Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Böhme, Johann Gottlob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1717 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Spice up |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1780 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |