Konrad Arnold Schmid
Konrad Arnold Schmid (born February 23, 1716 in Lüneburg , † November 16, 1789 in Braunschweig ) was a German writer and philologist.
Life
He studied theology and classical philology. During his studies he joined the literary circle of the Bremen contributions . Schmid had held the rector's office of the Lüneburg Johanneum from 1746 before moving to the Collegium Carolinum in Braunschweig as professor of religious studies and Latin in 1761 .
His daughter Marie Dorothea married his colleague JJ Eschenburg . Schmid died in Braunschweig in 1789.
Schmid is best known as Lessing's friend , with whom he maintained a lively correspondence.
Works (selection)
- De eo quod semper delectat in comicorum fabulis . Stern, Lüneburg 1748 ( digitized version )
- Ad audiendam Plauti fabulam capteivei . Lueneburg 1776.
- Songs for the Birth of the Redeemer . Stern, Lüneburg 1761. ( digitized version )
- St. Blaise's youth story and visions . Nicolai, Berlin 1786. ( digitized version )
literature
- Paul Zimmermann : Schmid, Konrad Arnold . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 31, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, pp. 686-688.
- Fritz Meyen : Konrad Arnold Schmid (1716–1789), professor at the Collegium Carolinum in Braunschweig. A friend and colleague of Lessing. Cologne 1961.
- Fritz Meyen: Bremen contributor to the Collegium Carolinum in Braunschweig. K. Chr. Gärtner, JA Ebert, FW Zachariä, KA Schmid. Orphanage Buchdr. und Verl., Braunschweig 1962 (= Braunschweiger Werkstücke 26).
- Rolf Hagen: Schmid, Konrad Arnold. in: Luitgard Camerer , Manfred Garzmann , Wolf-Dieter Schuegraf (eds.): Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon . Joh. Heinr. Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 1992, ISBN 3-926701-14-5 , p. 205 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Konrad Arnold Schmid at the BSZ
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmid, Konrad Arnold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1716 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luneburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1789 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |