Johann Konrad Schiede

Johann Konrad Schiede (often HC Schiede in his books , probably for Hans Conrad) (born September 6, 1760 in Kassel ; † September 19, 1826 in Appenheim ) was a pastor, late enlightener and author of trivial novels .

Life

Schiede was the nephew of the reformed inspector Johann Georg Schiede von Hanau . He studied Protestant theology in Hanau and Marburg . From 1783 he was adjunct for two years in Meerholz (today a district of Gelnhausen ), the residence of the Counts of Isenburg-Büdingen-Meerholz. In 1785 he married Christine Henriette Mühlenschläger, the seventh child of the pastor at Meerholz. From 1786 to 1789, Schiede was pastor in Niedermittlau and then pastor and court preacher in Meerholz.

In 1802, Schiede was dismissed because of a satire in which he made clear allusions to life at the count's court and expelled from the (miniature) country. He found a new job in Ensheim on the left bank of the Rhine , which was French at the time and belonged to the short-lived Département du Mont-Tonnerre (1798-1814). Having become a French citizen, he was admitted to the 'Moral and Political Sciences' department of the 'Société départementale des sciences et des arts du département Mont-Tonnerre' in 1803. For society he wrote the paper 'Some thoughts on promoting the physical and mental well-being of our fellow citizens in the country'.

From 1807, Schiede was first second, from 1809 first Reformed pastor in Alzey . In 1824 the older man, suffering from gout, was transferred again, probably because of differences of opinion with his counterparts, this time to Appenheim, where he died on September 19, 1826.

Schiede had eight children, three of whom died in childhood.

Schiede probably had the greatest success with his work 'The Privatizing Princes', of which several sequels have appeared. Here, as in his other works, (daily) politics plays a central role. Swipes are often given to prominent personalities. Personal controversies are also fought. As is customary with the trivial authors of the Late Enlightenment, an enlightening message is mixed with gossip and piquancy. The great weakness of his works is probably the omnipresent irony. This was already noted by the contemporary reviewer of the ' Neue Allgemeine Deutsche Bibliothek ': "... because of the annoying irony that gnaws at everything / is / is not even clear to many readers ... whether the author wanted to praise or criticize?" his works to have been popular with readers. Quite a few books were published several times. For posterity, his value certainly lies in the descriptions of his time and his environment and in his commitment to democracy , religious tolerance and a wide spread of the knowledge of his time.

Works

Preliminary remark: Due to its politically explosive content, Schiede's works (with the exception of 'Gynaikocracy') were published anonymously. Since a large number of other authors of the time also published their books anonymously, these can e.g. T. can no longer be reliably assigned.

As complete a list as possible of the works for which Arlie's authorship can be considered certain (only the first edition is listed)

• The princess' daughter . Hennings in Erfurt and Gotha. 1797.
• The princess' daughter . Second part. Hennings in Erfurt. 1799.
• The god of the Lazzaroni, or Nivolis guardian spirit on the run . A side piece to Saul II called the Fat, King of Cannon Land. Naples [Hennings in Erfurt]. 1800. later also under the title: Ferdinand, formerly King of Naples. Traits from his public and private life .
• The angels of darkness . 2 vols. Germany [Hennings in Erfurt]. 1801. also under the title: The very latest trips to the interior of Africa . Published by Momus.
• The land of secrets, or the pyramids . 2 ribbons. Hennings in Erfurt. 1801. later also under the title: Osymandias, King of Egypt .
• The privatizing princes . Federal city [Hennings in Erfurt]. 1802.
• The privatizing princes. Second and last volume. Wisdom in the Julius Hospitale . Germany [Hennings in Erfurt]. 1802.
• Apology, alas! of the hereditary nobility. From the papers of a German prince . Published by the author of the privatizing princes. 2 volumes. Alzey in the J. XI of the Republic. [Hennings in Erfurt. 1802.] later also under the title: Good night! Desired by the hereditary nobility, by a prince .
• All the devils! No truth! Or!! from the author of the privatizing princes and the apology ah! of the hereditary nobility. 2 parts. Botany Bay [Hennings in Erfurt]. 1803.
• Spectacle powder and eye ointment . From the author of the privatizing princes. Gelnhausen [Hennings in Erfurt]. 1803.
• Some thoughts on promoting the physical and mental well-being of our fellow citizens in the countryside . o. O. 1803.
• Sermon about the vaccination against vaccination . Mainz. Year XII [according to the French revolutionary calendar, d. H. 1803/4].
• The privatizing princes. Third part, which contains the duodec monarchs. Babylon [Hennings in Erfurt]. 1804.
• The privatizing princely wives . Addition to the privatizing princes. 2 vols. Berlin and Leipzig [Hennings in Erfurt]. 1804.
• The princes of Schwabenburg or the newest princes to be privatized . 2 vols. Erfurt. 1805.
• Brother Jonas, the Mennonite . Published by the author of the Prince of Schwabenburg or the newest privatizing princes. 2 volumes. Rome [Hennings in Erfurt]. 1805. later also under the title: Aretinus Loyola or the ghost seer without a spirit .
• Cosmopolitan wanderings of a gypsy . In addition to the history of his career as a politician. A side piece to Faustin and Benjamin Noldmann's history of the Enlightenment in Abyssinia. First ribbon. Peter Hammer in Cölln [Neukirch in Basel]. 1806.
• The Countess Valeria's life, from *** . A strange avanturiere from Hungary. From her estate when she escaped from the Ursuline monastery to Et. 2 parts. Hennings in Erfurt. 1806.
• Church light and water jets or the consistory on the left bank of the Rhine . From the author of the privatizing princes. First issue. o. O. [Schellenberg in Wiesbaden]. 1808.
• Gynecocracy or the government of women and virgins as the only means of rescue in the world . by Conrad Schiede, author of the privatizing princes. To show kind women to their beloved men. o. O. [Gebhardt and Körber in Frankfurt a / M]. 1816.

literature

• Klaus-Peter Decker: From the court of the Hottentots . The game of hide and seek of the court preacher Johann Conrad Schiede in Meerholz and his flight to the left bank of the Rhine in 1802. In: Subversive literature. Erfurt authors and publishers in the age of the French Revolution (1780–1806). Göttingen 2014, pp. 356-380.
• Ulrich Klein: The German-language travel satire of the 18th century . Heidelberg 1997, pp. 232-237.