Karl Lyncker

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Karl Lyncker (born February 24, 1823 in Kassel ; † May 20, 1855 ) was a German local researcher and Hessian saga collector.

Karl Lyncker was a clerk at the Wolfhag Justice Office from 1838 to 1844. Lyncker had been a member of the Association for Hessian History and Regional Studies since 1845 . His collection of sagas, German sagas and customs in Hessian districts, contains 357 stories.

Publications (selection)

  • German sagas and customs in Hessian districts. Kassel 1854
  • History of the city of Wolfhagen edited from documented and printed sources . (= Journal of the Association for Hessian History and Regional Studies Sixth Supplement). Bohné, Kassel 1855 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Wikisource: Karl Lyncker  - Sources and full texts