Julius Theodor Erbstein

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Julius Theodor Erbstein (born March 23, 1803 in Meißen , † October 4, 1882 in Dresden ) was a German archivist and numismatist .

Life

Grave of Julius Theodor Erbstein in the Trinitatisfriedhof

Julius Theodor Erbstein, son of the bookseller , historian and numismatist Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Erbstein , studied law at the University of Leipzig from 1822 to 1826 . He then worked as a lawyer and notary in Dresden . From 1834 to 1836 he was editor of the laws and ordinances of the Kingdom of Saxony . From 1839 he worked as an archivist at the main state archive in Dresden, initially as the second archivist, from 1849 until his retirement in 1861 as the first archivist.

His sons Julius and Albert Erbstein both became well-known numismatists and directors of museums in Dresden. He and his sons were buried in the Erbstein family grave on the Trinity cemetery in Dresden .

Publications (selection)

  • Overview of the coins belonging to the government history of Duke Albrecht the Courageous of Saxony . In: Friedrich Albert von Langenn : Duke Albrecht the brave . Leipzig 1838, pp. 574-605
  • Directory of the numismatic estate of Mr. Moritz August Wilhelm von Zehmen, Canon of Merseburg . Dresden 1838
  • The bracteate find at Wolkenberg near Spremberg / Niederlausitz . Goerlitz 1846.
  • Alphabetical index of the at the library of the Kgl. Saxon Antiquities Association in Dresden existing manuscripts, pamphlets and maps . Dresden 1849
  • Catalog of the club library for the Kgl. Saxon Association for Research and Conservation of Patriotic Antiquities . Dresden 1849

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SURNAME Erbstein, Julius Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German archivist and numismatist
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1803
PLACE OF BIRTH Meissen
DATE OF DEATH October 4, 1882
Place of death Dresden