Johann Kaspar Deust
Johann Kaspar Deust (* 1740 in Deutmannsdorf , district of Löwenberg in Silesia ; † August 15, 1790 ) was a Protestant pastor and emerged as a linguist.
Life
Deust was the son of a cottager . At first he wanted to become an organist , but with the support of a pastor and other patrons he was able to attend the Latin school in Hirschberg and study theology in Halle an der Saale since 1761 . He stepped out of lack of money as a steward in the service of the court councilor and professor Seinecii in Legnica . He later switched to the service of Hofrat Müller. In 1774 he took over a pastor's position in Kolzig in what would later become the district of Glogau . He married in 1779.
Publications
- Heynatzische Deutsche Sprachlehre for the use of schools, or comments about the same with an encore and your content , part 1 and 2, Verlag David Siegert, Liegnitz 1773 - part 3, 1776
- Supplement to Mr. Heynatzen's letters concerning the German language , Verlag David Siegert, Liegnitz 1775
literature
- Siegismund Justus Ehrhardt : Presbyterology of Evangelical Silesia . Johann Gottfried Pappäsch, Liegnitz 1783, vol. 3, p. 202f. Digitized
- Johann Georg Meusel : Lexicon of the German writers who died from 1750 to 1800 , Volume 2, page 342 digitized
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Deust, Johann Kaspar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lutheran minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1740 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Deutmannsdorf , district of Löwenberg in Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1790 |