Johann Michael Vogt
Johann Michael Vogt (born August 20, 1729 in Bamberg ; † April 18, 1803 there ) was a German Catholic clergyman and natural scientist .
Life
Johann Michael Vogt began his training as a priest in 1749. In 1752 he defended theological propositions in Cologne and was promoted to Dr. Phil. Iuris utriusque doctorate . On November 1, 1757, he went to Rome with the later Auxiliary Bishop Johann Adam Behr to familiarize himself with Roman canon law. While still in Rome in 1760, Prince-Bishop Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim gave him a pledge to St. Jakob in Bamberg. After his return to Germany via Venice, Vogt became chaplain to St. Martin in Amberg .
Vogt became city dean in 1769 and on November 6, 1772 consistorial councilor in Amberg as well as real secret councilor in Regensburg. On August 26, 1796, Vogt was captured by French troops as a hostage for the contribution imposed on the city of Bamberg, but a little later with 8 other prisoners he was freed by Austrian cavalry and brought back to Amberg. On the way back he fell into a mountain cave near Ebermannstadt and suffered an injury that handicapped him for the rest of his life.
On June 21, 1798 he was elected the last dean of St. Jakob in Bamberg and moved back from Amberg to Bamberg. Shortly afterwards he was appointed to the prince-bishop's secret council.
Vogt carried out natural history research, set up a rich and well-known natural history cabinet and owned a valuable library of almost 7,000 books.
On October 21, 1790 Michael Vogt, nicknamed Eubulus IV. , Was elected member (matriculation no. 925) of the Leopoldina .
The natural history collection and the library were taken over by his nephew Michael Schlosser after his death.
literature
- Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur : History of the imperial Leopoldino-Carolinische German academy of natural scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann , Jena 1860, p. 238 (archive.org)
- Joachim Heinrich Jäck : Pantheon of the Litteraten and artists Bamberg. 154, Bamberg 1815, p. 1130 digitized
Web links
- Member entry by Michael Vogt at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on December 27, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vogt, Johann Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic clergyman and naturalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1729 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bamberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1803 |
| Place of death | Bamberg |