Johann Samuel Hall
Johann Samuel Halle (born December 11, 1727 in Bartenstein , † January 9, 1810 in Berlin ) was a Prussian historian and toxicologist . He was also the author of various science books and engraver .
Life
Halle studied theology , philosophy and mathematics in Königsberg . In 1753, after completing his degree, he came to Berlin as an educator . There he was appointed to the Royal Prussian Cadet Corps in 1760 to take over the newly established professorship for history. He was the author of various scientific, craft / technological and historical (teaching) books.
In his six-volume work Workshops for Today's Arts or the New Art History , Halle describes the crafts of his time in great detail.
His work Magic or the Magic Powers of Nature, as Applied to Benefit and Amusement, describes many different experiments in the field of natural sciences, which could have had a magical effect with sometimes amazing results. In addition, in the following years he wrote the multi-volume Continued Magic or the magical powers of nature in which he was the first to describe an arc lamp.
He also wrote works such as the natural history of animals in a systematic order: in addition to the history of man , a small encyclopedia or textbook of all elementary knowledge or the state history of the world . Halle also worked as a translator.
His daughter Charlotte Wilhelmine married the scientist and doctor Johann Georg Krünitz in 1786 .
Works (selection)
- The natural history of animals in a systematic order together with the history of man . 1757 ( digitized edition, vol. 1 of the Bavarian State Library )
- Workshops of today's arts or the new art history . 1761-1779
- The state history of the world . 1770
- Magic or the magic powers of nature . 1784-1787
- The German poisonous plants . New probably edition with 16 ... coppers. Strobl, Munich 1785 ( digitized edition )
- The German poisonous plants To prevent sad incidents in the household . 1787
- Poison history of the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms: in addition to the antidotes and the medicinal use of the poisons, according to the latest toxicologists . Maurer, Berlin 1787 ( digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf )
- Continued magic or the magic powers of nature . 1788-1802
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Samuel Halle in the German Digital Library
- Literature by and about Johann Samuel Halle in the catalog of the German National Library
- Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450-1950
- Overview of Halles of the Smithsonian Libraries
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hall, Johann Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian historian and toxicologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1727 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bartenstein |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1810 |
| Place of death | Berlin |