Johann Wilhelm Andreas Kosmann
Johann Wilhelm Andreas Kosmann (born July 11, 1761 in Frankenberg ; † September 10, 1804 in Köpenick ) was a Prussian philosopher and university professor .
Life
Kosmann began his work as a teacher at the Latin school in Schweidnitz . Here he wrote his first didactic-pedagogical works. In 1790 he received his doctorate in Frankfurt and then became a professor at the Artillery Academy in Berlin. In 1793 he became governor of the aristocratic cadet corps in Berlin and in 1798 assessor at the Kurmärkischen war and domain chamber in Berlin. He was a member of the Societät der Wissenschaften in Frankfurt. In 1799 his job title was Kurmärkischer Kammer- und Forstbauassessor, professor of the artillery academy and the Oberhofbauamt.
Works
- Theophron, for the first religious instruction for children , Schweidnitz 1784
- Attempt of a handbook of religion for children of lower class , Schweidnitz 1784
- Textbook of mathematics, especially for those who learn it in order to use it in another main business , 2 volumes, Berlin and Stralsund 1781–1784 (edited together with Bernhard Friedrich Mönnich )
- Historical - political - geographical tables of Europe, for the use of its class , Breslau 1785
- Geographical - political - statistical tables from Germany , Breslau 1785
- Goatee the second or the schoolmaster election , Berlin and Halle, 1785
- The history of the city of Schweidnitz. A reading book for the middle youth , Korn, Breslau 1786 ( e-copy )
- Satyrical sketches , Frankfurt and Leipzig 1787
- Frank consideration of the reasons for and against General Tobaks Administration , Dieterici 1797
- Memories and daily history of the Mark Brandenburg. 1797–1798 Edited together with Friedrich Ludwig Joseph Fischbach and Theodor Heinsius ( digitized in the MDZ )
- The elements of stereotomy and their application to the stone carving , Berlin 1799 ( digitized on Google Books )
- For the Jews , 1803 ( digitized in the MDZ)
- General experiment on the art of fortification and on attacking and defending squares , Grau, 1805 (edited with Jean Baptiste de Bousmard)
literature
- Johann Christoph Adelung , Heinrich Wilhelm Rotermund : Continuation and additions to Christian Gottlieb Jöchers general scholarly lexico . Volume 3, Jöntzen, Delmenhorst 1810, Col. 762-764
- Samuel Baur : Characteristics of the educational writers in Germany , Leipzig 1790, pp. 224–225
- Ernst Ludwig Gerber : New historical-biographical lexicon of the Tonkünstler. Volume 3, Kühnel, Leipzig 1813, column 96
- Georg Christoph Hamberger , Johann Georg Meusel : The learned Teutschland. 5th edition, Volume 4, Meyer, Lemgo 1797, pp. 238-240 ; Volume 10, 1803, pp. 129-130 ; Volume 11, 1805, pp. 454-455
- Valentin Heinrich Schmidt, Daniel Gottlieb Gebhard Mehring: The latest learned Berlin or literary news from living Berlin writers. Maurer, Berlin 1795, pp. 252-254
- Johann Heinrich Stepf: Gallery of all juridical authors from the oldest to the present time. Volume 4, Lauffer, Leipzig 1825, p. 492
Web links
- Kosmann, Johann W. (1761–1804) on CERL Thesaurus
- Literature by and about Johann Wilhelm Andreas Kosmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Johann Wilhelm Andreas Kosmann in the German Digital Library
- Works
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SURNAME | Kosmann, Johann Wilhelm Andreas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian philosopher and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1761 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankenberg |
DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1804 |
Place of death | Koepenick |