Karl Gustav Brinckmann
Karl Gustav Brinckmann, since 1808 Karl Gustav von Brinckmann, since 1835 Karl Gustav Freiherr von Brinckmann, also Selmar as a synonym (born February 25, 1764 in Nacka , † December 24, 1847 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish diplomat and German poet .
Life
Brinckmann came from an East Frisian family who immigrated to Sweden. From 1782 to 1785 he attended the seminary of the Moravian Brethren in Barby . He got to know Friedrich Schleiermacher , who later devoted writings on religion to him. In 1787 he took up studies at the University of Halle , studying philosophy and law. In 1789 he went on an educational trip that took him to Wittenberg , Jena , Weimar , Leipzig and Berlin . He got to know Christoph Martin Wieland and found a way to Berlin romanticism.
Through brief activities in 1791 in the civil service, he received the trust of King Gustav III. of Sweden . He then became the legation secretary in Berlin and began his diplomatic career in 1792. In Berlin he frequented the romantic salons, met Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt and worked on Friedrich Schiller's muse almanac .
From 1798 to 1801 he was in Paris on diplomatic matters and frequented the house of Anne Louise Germaine de Staël . Re-employed as envoy in Berlin, he made the acquaintance of Johannes von Müller , Johann Gottlieb Fichte , Friedrich von Gentz and Adam Heinrich Müller , with whom he had a lively exchange of ideas, from 1807 . He accompanied the royal family on their flight to East Prussia, 1808-1810 he was ambassador in London and was deputy court chancellor in Stockholm.
His diplomatic career changed suddenly when he lost confidence in the royal court. In 1835 he only turned to literature, which he published in Swedish. His extensive correspondence, which he enjoyed immensely, shows him to be a witty conversationalist.
Works
- Poems, 2 volumes Leipzig 1789
- Poems, 1804
- Filosophical Views, 1806
- Vitterhets-Försök, 2 volumes Stockholm 1842/43
- Letters from and to Karl Gustav von Brinckmann 1910
- Manuscript collection at Trolle-Ljungby Castle (Prov. Schonen) published by G. Anderson as “Handlingar ur v. Brinkman'ska Archivet på Trolle-Ljungby ”, Volumes 1 and 2 Örebro 1859 and 1865
literature
- EF Fossmann .: Brinckmann, Karl Gustav Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 47, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1903, pp. 236-238.
- Richard Newald: Brinckmann, Karl Gustav Freiherr von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 615 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Gustav Brinckmann in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ilse Jahn and Fritz G. Lange (eds.): The youth letters Alexander von Humboldt 1787-1799 . Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1973, p. 232 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Lars von Engeström |
Swedish envoy in Berlin 1807–1808 |
Carl Wilhelm von Taube |
| Carl Gustaf Adlerberg |
Swedish envoy to London 1808–1810 |
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brinckmann, Karl Gustav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brinckmann, Karl Gustav von (name from 1808 to 1835); Brinckmann, Karl Gustav Freiherr von (name since 1835); Selmar (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish diplomat and German poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1764 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nacka |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1847 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |