Karl Christian Canzler

Karl Christian Canzler (born September 30, 1733 in Burkhardtsdorf , † October 16, 1786 in Dresden ) was a German librarian and historian.

Life

From 1768 Canzler worked in the Electoral Library in Dresden. Together with his friend August Gottlieb Meißner , he published the quarterly publication For Aeltere Litteratur und Neuere Lectüre from 1783 to 1785 . His special love was medieval themes. As an active Freemason, he also published articles on this topic.

Works

The sad state of Saxony when considering the victories of the royal French weapons in Germany , 1757.
with AG Meißner (ed.), quarterly writing for older literature and newer reading , Göttingen 1783–1785.

literature

AG Meißner: A few words about Mr. Librarian C. Gedächtnis , in: Quarterly font for older literature and newer reading 3/1785, pp. 90–111
Dresden oddities , in: Magazin der Sächsische Geschichte 3/1786, pp. 614–617.
FA Ebert : History and description of the royal public library in Dresden , Leipzig 1822, pp. 83, 87, 102, 233.
E. Weinhold: The Cantzler family , o. O. 1885 [Burkhardtsdorf parish, church archive].
K. Assmann (ed.): Sächsische Landesbibliothek Dresden 1556-1956 , Leipzig 1956, p. 225.
Christoph Johann Gottfried Haymann: Dresden, partly recently deceased, partly living writers and artists , Dresden 1809, p. 173ff.
K. Bader: Lexicon of German librarians in full and part-time positions with princes, states and cities , Leipzig 1925, p. 33.
T. Citizen / K. Hermann (ed.): The ABC of SLUB , Dresden 2006, p. 50.

Web links

Wikisource: Karl Christian Canzler - Sources and full texts

Franz Schnorr von Carolsfeld: Canzler, Karl Christian . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 769 f.
Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Franz: Canzler, Karl Christian. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 769 f. ( Digitized version ).
Literature by and about Karl Christian Canzler in the Saxon Bibliography
Katrin Nitzschke: Canzler, Karl Christian . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
Digitized version of the magazine with Meißner's obituary

Individual evidence

↑ In the birth certificate, which is in the church archive of Burkhardtsdorf, it says 1733. The ADB therefore erroneously states that the entry in Meusel's lexicon is incorrect.

personal data
SURNAME	Canzler, Karl Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German librarian and historian
DATE OF BIRTH	September 30, 1733
PLACE OF BIRTH	Burkhardtsdorf
DATE OF DEATH	October 16, 1786
Place of death	Dresden

[1] In the birth certificate, which is in the church archive of Burkhardtsdorf, it says 1733. The ADB therefore erroneously states that the entry in Meusel's lexicon is incorrect.