Karl Back

Karl Back (pseudonym: Florian ) (born February 23, 1799 in Eisenberg ; † June 6, 1869 in Altenburg ) was a German lawyer and politician .

Life

Born as the son of a lawyer , Back studied law in Jena from 1818 to 1821 , where he became a member of the original fraternity in 1818 . He was promoted to Dr. iur. PhD . From 1821 he was a lawyer, from 1827 city counsel , from 1830 city clerk in Eisenberg. From 1831 to 1837 he was editor of the Teutscher Patrioten . In 1837 he became a member of the state parliament of Saxony-Altenburg for the city of Eisenberg. In 1837 he came as a Councilor in the state government . In 1838 he was a co-founder of the history and antiquity research society of the Osterland in Altenburg . In 1851 he became chairman of the general commission. In 1852 he became a secret councilor .

In 1823 he was admitted to the Archimedes Masonic Lodge to the three drawing boards in Altenburg, where he held the office of master from the chair from 1838 to 1844 , then until 1856 that of the headmaster and subsequently that of a deputy master from the chair. He was an honorary member there and in 17 other lodges.

Publications (selection)

• Epheuranken. A collection of poems, parables and stories. Eisenberg 1824.
• A few words about the need for a more general knowledge of the law among the people. Eisenberg 1830.
• Hertha and Iduna's consecration, a poetic epistle. Eisenberg 1830
• The old Eisenberg. Contributions to contemporary, local and moral history. Eisenberg 1839
• The captured Molay. Altenburg around 1850.
• Stonemason sign. Altenburg 1861.
• The breath of nature. Altenburg 1867.

literature

• Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Volume 7: Supplement A – K. Winter, Heidelberg 2013, ISBN 978-3-8253-6050-4 , p. 28.
• Peter Kaupp (edit.): Stamm-Buch of the Jenaische Burschenschaft. The members of the original fraternity 1815-1819 (= treatises on student and higher education. Vol. 14). SH-Verlag, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-89498-156-3 , p. 132.
• C. Lenning: General Handbook of Freemasonry. Volume 1, Leipzig 1863.