Johann Nepomuk Kaňka senior
Johann Nepomuk Kaňka (* 1744 in Prague ; † March 30, 1798 ibid) was a Bohemian lawyer and composer .
Life
The son of the builder Franz Maximilian Kaňka received his training at the Jesuit College and then studied law and philosophy at the University of Prague, where he received his doctorate in 1768. jur. PhD. Then he was employed in the judicial service. In 1778 he was Appellationsrat, 1783 District Administrator in Bohemia and 1787 Appellationsrat in Landrecht .
He also organized music evenings in his apartment and worked as a composer and music collector . His son of the same name, Johann Nepomuk, was also a well-known lawyer and composer.
Works
- Institutiones juris canonici ad ordinem decretalium (1770)
- Balli tedeschi (1787, after Mozart's Figaro )
- Systema juris gentium universale (1798)
literature
- Nekrolog in: Josef K. von Auersperg: History of the royal Bohemian court of appeal . C. Widtmann, Prague 1805, pp. 51-55.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kanka, the family . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 10th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1863, p. 438 ( digitized version ).
- Johann Friedrich von Schulte: Kanka, Johann Nepomuk . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 77.
- Heribert Sturm (Ed.): Biographical lexicon for the history of the Bohemian countries . Volume 2: IM . Oldenbourg, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-486-52551-4 , p. 100.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaňka, Johann Nepomuk senior |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jan Nepomuk Kaňka, Johann Nepomuk Kanka |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lawyer and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1744 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1798 |
| Place of death | Prague |