Karl Hartwig Gregor von Meusebach
Karl Hartwig Gregor von Meusebach , baptized as Carl Hartwig Gregorius von Meusebach , pseudonyms: Alban; Markus Hüpfinsholz (born June 6, 1781 in Neubrandenburg ; † August 22, 1847 in Geltow ) was a German lawyer , literary scholar and bibliophile .
Life
He came from the Thuringian noble family von Meusebach and was the son of the Anhalt-Zerbstischen chamber councilor Christian Carl von Meusebach , who stayed for some time in Neubrandenburg because of the settlement of an inheritance matter , where Karl Hartwig Gregor von Meusebach was born and evangelically baptized in his parents' apartment . He studied in Göttingen and Leipzig , entered the Prussian civil service as Chancellery Professor zu Dillenburg in 1803 , from which he resigned as President of the Rhenish Court of Cassation in 1842. He was a close friend of the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and promoted young scientists and authors, including Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben . He was a connoisseur of German literature and collected valuable prints by Martin Luther up to the 19th century. The focus of the collection was on the literature of the 17th century and the German hymn. His library was bought by the Prussian government in 1849 and became part of the royal library in Berlin .
Fonts (selection)
- Alban: cornflowers. Krieger, Marburg 1804
- Markus Hüpfinsholz: Spirit from my writings. Pulled out by myself and placed in the light. Jäger book, paper and map dealer, Frankfurt a. M. 1809
- Jacob Grimm (Ed.): On the review of German grammar. Issued irrefutably. Bohné, Kassel 1826
- Camillus Wendeler (Ed.): Fish species studies. Niemeyer, Halle 1879 (with detailed foreword, digitized version )
- Camillus Wendeler (Ed.): Correspondence between Freiherr Karl Hartwig Gregor von Meusebach and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Henninger, Heilbronn 1880. [Reprint: Saendig, Walluf (near Wiesbaden) 1974. ISBN 3-500-28980-0 .]
literature
- –R .: Meusebach, Karl Hartwig Gregor Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, pp. 539-541.
- Peter Sprengel: Meusebach, Karl Hartwig Gregor Freiherr von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-428-00198-2 , p. 271 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Camillus Wendeler: On the history of the purchase of the Meusebach library , Leipzig 1884 (separate print from the Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen. Jg. 1.1884, issue 6)
- Ernst Julius August Zacher: The German collections of proverbs. In addition to contributions to the characteristics of the Meusebach library. A bibliographical sketch , Weigel, Leipzig 1852
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Hartwig Gregor von Meusebach in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature about Karl Hartwig Gregor von Meusebach in the state bibliography MV
- Secular and spiritual songs from the Meusebach library at the Berlin State Library
- Meusebach's works at archive.org
Individual evidence
- ^ Place of death in the ADB different: Gut Baumgartenbrück near Potsdam .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meusebach, Karl Hartwig Gregor von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meusebach, Carl Hartwig Gregorius von (full name); Alban (pseudonym); Hüpfinsholz, Markus (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer, literary scholar and collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1781 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neubrandenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1847 |
| Place of death | Geltow near Potsdam |