Johann Hortzschansky
Johann Hortzschansky ( Upper Sorbian Jan Hórčanski ; born May 19, 1722 in Breitendorf , † December 18, 1799 in Görlitz ) was a Sorbian high school teacher and historian.
Life
Hortzschansky attended grammar schools in Löbau and Bautzen and enrolled at the University of Wittenberg on May 18, 1743 . He later became a private tutor for several families before he became a teacher at the grammar school in Görlitz in 1759. There he found a job in 1765 as a sub-librarian at the council library and in 1768 became the first teacher at the grammar school. He wrote many writings on the history of Görlitz and the Wendish language . In this he also translated some songs that were incorporated into the Wendish hymnbook. He also had 600 occasional poems appear in print.
Publications (selection)
- Prjeoja Proba sserskich Kyrlischow; an attempt at int Wendish translated songs. Lübau 1748.
- Historical news of the Görlitz scholarships. Goerlitz 1765.
- First rehearsal of some songs translated from German into Wendish. Löbau 1768 they were later included in the Wendish hymnal
- Benjamin Schmolke'ns the sinner who should approach his Jesus; translated into Wendish. Bautzen and Löbau 1768.
- Historical news of bird and target shooting in Upper Lusatia in general and in Görlitz in particular. Goerlitz 1770.
- Taught by the Upper Lusatian. Societies. Goerlitz 1770.
- News of the Pirna peace treaty made in 1634, as can be found in handwriting in the library in Görlitz. Goerlitz 1771.
- News of the journals published in Upper Lusatia or those written by Upper Lusatians Goerlitz 1773; Continued news of this, Görlitz 1774; 2-4 Continuation. Görlitz 1775-1776; Addendum to this, Görlitz 1777.
- Description of some of the improvements in the city of Görlitz. Goerlitz 1780.
- Historical description of the Franciscan or Minorite monastery in Görlitz in connection with the Trinity Church; started by Chr. Knauth and then continued from the 4th to the 22nd piece Görlitz 1780–1798.
- Progr, something of the merits of those von Gersdorf for churches and schools. Goerlitz 1782.
- Brief message from some families in Görlitz who have received letters of adele or coat of arms, Görlitz 1783, continued in 1784.
- A straw wreath speech. Zittau 1784.
- King in Prussia; Karl Friedrich II, completely original. Zittau 1786.
literature
- Johann Georg Meusel : Lexicon of the German writers who died from 1750 to 1800. Gerhard Fleischer the Younger, Leipzig, 1806, vol. 6. p. 128
- Publication - Gruber : Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste 2 section, part 11, p. 76
- Friedrich Pollack: The discovery of the foreign - perception and representation of the Lusatian Sorbs in the learned literature of the 17th and 18th centuries. Sorbian Institute, Bautzen 2012, p. 110f.
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SURNAME | Hortzschansky, Johann |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hórčanski, Jan (Sorbian form of name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sorbian teacher and historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1722 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Breitendorf |
DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1799 |
Place of death | Goerlitz |