Karl Birnbaum (agronomist)
Karl Joseph Eugen Birnbaum (born May 18, 1829 in Leuven , Belgium, † May 8, 1907 in Berlin ) was a German agricultural scientist and member of the Reichstag .
Karl Birnbaum was born as the son of Johann Michael Franz Birnbaum and studied in Gießen from 1848 to 1850 , then worked as a farmer for three years , devoted himself to theoretical studies of agriculture in Gießen and Jena from 1853 to 1856 and completed his habilitation as a private lecturer in Gießen. From then until 1860 he worked at Frankfurt am Main as head administrator and head of an institute for the education of agricultural workers and then founded a private training institute for farmers in Giessen. In 1866 he took over the agricultural college in Plagwitz-Leipzig and in 1869 he was appointed professor at the university, where he remained after the private institute was closed. From 1871 to 1873 he was a member of the German Reichstag and belonged to the National Liberal Party .
Works
- Agriculture textbook. 3 volumes, Frankfurt / Main 1858–1863.
- Ms. Gottl. Schulze as a reformer of agriculture.
literature
- Wilhelm Haan : Karl Joseph Eugen Birnbaum . In: Saxon Writer's Lexicon . Robert Schaefer's Verlag, Leipzig 1875, pp. 24-25.
Web links
- Overview of lectures by Karl Birnbaum (agronomist) at the University of Leipzig (winter semester 1866 to winter semester 1885)
- Literature list in the online catalog of the Berlin State Library
- Birnbaum, Karl Joseph Eugen in the database of members of the Reichstag
- Karl Birnbaum's biography . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)
- Karl Birnbaum (agronomist) in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Birnbaum, Karl |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Birnbaum, Karl Joseph Eugen (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German agricultural scientist and member of the Reichstag |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1829 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leuven , Belgium |
DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1907 |
Place of death | Berlin |