Joseph Sebastian Grüner
Joseph Sebastian Grüner (born February 15, 1780 in Eger , Bohemia ; † January 16, 1864 there ) was a lawyer and criminal adviser. The homeland researcher of the Egerland was one of the friends of the poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe .
Life
Grüner, a son of the citizen and hat maker Sigismund Joseph Grüner (1744–1793) and his wife Anna Margarethe geb. Becker (1749–1821), was a graduate of the Latin school in Eger, later a law student at the University of Prague . After completing his studies and working in a law firm in Prague , he was magistrate and criminal councilor in Eger from 1807 to 1864. He met Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who was on his way to the cure , during his stay in the city of Eger, and a long-term friendship developed. Joseph Sebastian Grüner was a member of the Bohemian Patriotic Society in Prague and the Russian Imperial Mineralogical Society in Saint Petersburg and received the Grand Ducal Weimar Gold Medal for his services to science . After his death, his mineralogical collections came to the museum of the Teplá Monastery in West Bohemia.
family
Joseph Sebastian Grüner and his wife Theresia Zembsch (1788–1862) had four sons and a daughter from their marriage in 1811. Two of his sons, Josef Ritter von Grüner (1813-1889) and Ignaz Ritter von Grüner (1816-1901) were raised to the nobility in 1875 .
Works (selection)
- Contributions to the history of the royal. City of Eger and the Eger region. From certificates. JG Calve, Prague 1843 ( e-copy ).
- About the oldest customs and traditions of the Egerland. 1825, reprinted in: Contributions to German-Bohemian Folklore. Calve Publishing House, Prague 1901.
- Correspondence and oral communication between Goethe and Rathe Grüner. Gustav Meyer Publishing House, Leipzig 1853.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Grüner, Joseph Sebastian . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 11th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1864, p. 422 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Biographical Lexicon of the Empire of Austria . Volume 28 (addendum) .
- Johann Baptist von Hoffinger : Grüner, Joseph Sebastian . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 50.
- Heribert Sturm : Biographical lexicon on the history of the Bohemian countries. Volume I (A – H), Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich / Vienna 1979, ISBN 3-486-49491-0 , p. 479, 470. (Published on behalf of the Collegium Carolinum in Munich)
- Josef Weinmann: Egerländer Biographical Lexicon with selected people from the former administrative district of Eger. Volume 1, Männedorf ZH 1965, ISBN 3-922808-12-3 , p. 181 f.
- Bernhard Grueber: Biography of Josef Sebastian Grüner. In: Communications from the Association for the History of Germans in Bohemia. Prague, 4th year, pp. 82–94.
- Johannes Urzidil : Goethe in Bohemia. Darmstadt 1965, section 3, Josef Sebastian Grüner, pp. 423–438.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eger baptismal register No. 11 (St.Nikolaus), p. 169 (back), the 16 February 1780 always indicated is the day of baptism, not birth
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Greener, Joseph Sebastian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lawyer, magistrate and criminal councilor, homeland and folk researcher of the Egerland, friend of the poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1780 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eger , Bohemia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1864 |
| Place of death | Eger , Bohemia |