Johann Melchior Jeitter

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Johann Melchior Jeitter (born September 21, 1757 in Kleinheppach , † May 10, 1842 in Beutelsbach ) was a German forest scientist .

Life

Jeitter was born as the son of the then Fahnenjunker Daniel Jeitter, later a sergeant on the Hohentwiel . He was a student at the Hohen Karlsschule in Stuttgart from 1770 to 1780 and left there on August 14, 1780 as court hunter and forester at Wellingen. Jeitter showed an early scientific interest in his subject. In 1787 he belonged to the founders of the scientific association “Forstkränzchen”, which published the “Journal für das Forst- und Jagdwesen”, and was one of the first German foresters to publish a systematic manual on forest sciences. In 1810 he became the Württemberg chief forester in Ulm , in 1818 teacher of forest science at the Forest Institute in Stuttgart and in 1820 professor at the agricultural and forest science academy in Hohenheim . In 1826 he retired.

Works

  • Systematic manual of theoretical and practical forestry (Tübingen 1789)
  • Instructions for the appraisal and division of deciduous forests (Stuttgart 1794) ( online )
  • Encouragement to cultivate and maintain the Saalweide for forestry and agriculture (Stuttgart 1798)
  • Handbook of applied forest science or the necessary auxiliary sciences. For forest pupils and forest servants who want to acquire further knowledge (new edition in three volumes, Stuttgart 1805/06)
  • Attempt of a manual of forest science. For teaching in the lower forest schools (2 volumes, Stuttgart 1820)
  • Hunting catechism for apprentices of hunting science, hunters, forest and hunting servants, also all lovers of hunting (Ulm / Stettin no year)
  • Forestry and agricultural hydraulic engineering in its full scope (Stuttgart 1832)

literature

  • Werner Gebhardt: The students of the Hohen Karlsschule. A biographical lexicon . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-17-021563-4 , pp. 311 .

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personal data
SURNAME Jeitter, Johann Melchior
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German forest scientist
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1757
PLACE OF BIRTH Kleinheppach
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1842
Place of death Beutelsbach