Julius von Eckardt
Julius Albert Wilhelm von Eckardt (* July 20 jul. / 1. August 1836 greg. In Wolmar ; † 20th January 1908 in Weimar ) was a German journalist, historian, Senate secretary and diplomat.
Life
Julius von Eckardt studied law in St. Petersburg , Dorpat and Berlin before he returned to his homeland, the Livonia Governorate , and worked there for a newspaper in Riga . In 1867 he left Livonia and worked for the Leipzig magazine Die Grenzboten . Because of his fame, he was offered the position of editor-in-chief of the Hamburg Correspondents in 1870 , which he accepted. In Hamburg Eckardt also wrote for the Hamburg stock exchange hall . Eckardt was one of the founders of the Verein für Socialpolitik . The Hamburg Senate had noticed Eckhard and on April 10, 1874 appointed him Senate Secretary . In addition to his work as Senate Secretary, he continued to write and publish his own books, especially on the topics of the Baltic States and Russian politics. When a book by Eckardt aroused the displeasure of the Senate in 1882, Eckardt was given the choice by the Senate of either refraining from further publications or quitting the service. Eckardt then left the Hamburg civil service and Hugo Roeloffs became his successor on July 10, 1882. Otto von Bismarck brought Eckardt to Berlin, where he first worked for various ministries before becoming consul in Tunis in 1885 . In the same position he served in Marseille from 1889 . He was appointed consul general in Stockholm in 1892 , took on the same office in Basel in 1897 and in Zurich in 1900 . He retired in 1907 and moved to Weimar. He is buried in Travemünde.
family
Eckardt was married to Isabella David and had nine children. The composer Ferdinand David was his father-in-law, the politician and diplomat Felix von Eckardt his grandson. His eldest daughter Charlotte von Eckardt was married to the diplomat Wilhelm Knappe .
Publications (selection)
- From the Petersburg Society 1875
- From Nicolaus I to Alexander III. , 1881
- Livonia in the Eighteenth Century: Outlines of a Livonian History Beginnings to 1766, 1876
- Russian and Baltic character pictures from history and literature 1876
- Ferdinand David and the Mendelssohn-Bartholdy family: from letters left behind , 1888
- Berlin-Vienna-Rome: reflections on the new course and the new European situation , 1892
- Memoirs , 1910
literature
- Joist Grolle Julius v. Eckardt . In: F. Kopitzsch and D. Brietzke (eds.): Hamburgische Biografie . Lexicon of persons. Vol. 2, p. 111.
- Jürgen Bolland : Eckardt, Julius von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 282 ( digitized version ).
- Album academicum of the Imperial University of Dorpat , Dorpat 1889, page 478
- Carola L. Gottzmann , Petra Hörner: Lexicon of the German-language literature of the Baltic States and St. Petersburg . De Gruyter, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-019338-1 , p. 382-386 .
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (Ed.): Entry on Julius von Eckardt. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Literature by and about Julius von Eckardt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Julius von Eckardt in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eckardt, Julius von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eckardt, Julius Albert Wilhelm von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hamburg Senate Secretary, German diplomat, journalist and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolmar |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 1908 |
| Place of death | Weimar |