Karl Rudolph Graefe
Karl Rudolph Gräfe (born June 18, 1730 in Taucha ; † February 10, 1805 in Dresden ) was a German lawyer, archivist and long-time director of the Dresden Secret Archives .
Life
Karl Rudolph Gräfe was born in Taucha as the son of the lawyer of the same name and his wife Johanna Sophia Siegel. After the family moved to Leipzig, he attended the Thomas School from 1740 and then studied at the University of Leipzig until 1755 . Here he heard lectures by Johann Heinrich Winckler , Christian Gottlieb Jöcher , Johann Florenz Rivinus and Christian Heinrich Breuning and received his doctorate in 1755. In 1763 he became a full professor for feudal law and assessor of the law faculty at the University of Leipzig. In 1764 he was appointed court and judiciary to Dresden. From 1765 he was a secret trainee lawyer and archivist and headed the secret archive from 1765 to 1795.
Publications (selection)
- De rectoribus civitatis ex variis quibus utimur iuribus disputatio prima , Leipzig 1755
- Exposé Des Motifs Qui Ont Engagé Sa Majesté Le Roi De Prusse A S'Opposer Au Démembrement De La Bavière , 1778
- Biblical contributions to the Dr. JG Münch, the Philos. Prof. in letters to Emma answered the question: Will we meet again after death? , Dresden 1801
literature
- Leipzig learned diary: to the year 1805 , p. 131 ( digitized version )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gräfe, Karl Rudolph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Graefe, Carl Rudolph; Graefe, Karl Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and archivist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1730 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taucha |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1805 |
| Place of death | Dresden |