Johann Siegmund Strebel

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Johann Siegmund Strebel (born September 14, 1700 in Memmelsdorf ; † June 11, 1764 in Ansbach ) was a German librarian and administrative clerk.

In 1717 Strebel began to study law at the University of Jena and after a while switched to the same subject at the University of Halle . In 1720 he broke off his studies without a degree and returned to Franconia .

Through the mediation of friends, Strebel came to Ansbach as court master in the household of Minister Christoph Friedrich von Seckendorff in 1723 . There Strebel made the acquaintance of Christiane Charlotte von Württemberg-Winnental , who hired him in 1727 as a preceptor for her son Karl Wilhelm Friedrich .

When Margrave Wilhelm Friedrich died in 1729, his son took over the reign of the Principality of Ansbach . One of the first official acts of Karl Friedrich Wilhelm was the appointment of Strebel to the judiciary and appointment to the court librarian . Strebel was more involved in the administration of the court than in the court library; he reorganized the archives of the Ansbach court administration and brought the administration up to date.

In 1732 Strebel became a secret archivist and in 1755 a secret councilor . Strebel reached the high point of his career in 1757 when he was appointed to the Privy Council .

In addition to his official duties, Strebel also found time to try his hand at writing a history in Franconia. Around 1763 he retired into private life and died at the age of 63 on June 11, 1764 in Ansbach.

Works

  • Franconia illustrata or attempt to explain the history of Franconia . Switzerland 1761

literature

personal data
SURNAME Strebel, Johann Siegmund
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German administrative officer and librarian
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1700
PLACE OF BIRTH Memmelsdorf
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 1764
Place of death Ansbach