Leopold von Orlich
Leopold Ludwig von Orlich (born June 30, 1804 in Stallupönen , † June 2, 1860 in London ) was a Prussian officer and author.
origin
His parents were the Prussian major Ludwig Julius von Orlich (1755-1810) and his wife Freiin Frederike Charlotte von Klingspor (* 1771). His sister Amalie Philippine (1797-1835) was married to Major General Johann Heinrich von Schachtmeyer .
Life
Leopold von Orlich was an officer in the Prussian Kaiser Alexander Regiment . Even as a lieutenant, he wrote historical works that were published. He attended lectures and wrote with Carl Ritter and Alexander von Humboldt . In 1842 he was authorized to join the British Army in India as a captain . On July 1, 1842, he embarked in Southampton and reached Bombay on August 6. Letters from this trip appeared in 1845 as a travel description. He came as part of the General Staff under Sale , who was preparing a new campaign in Afghanistan . He traveled to the front with reinforcements, but the war was over when he got there. In early 1843 he accompanied Maddock the representative of the governor of India to Lahore at the court of the Maharajah of Punjab. He returned home in 1843. He traveled a little through India, embarked on April 5th in Madras and reached Falmouth on June 8th. He published his experiences in India in the book “Travel in India”, one of the first books to be illustrated with color plates in Germany. He took his leave as a major in 1848 . From then on he lived mostly in England and died on June 2, 1860 in London .
He married in 1847 Mary Euphemia Mathew (* 1809), daughter of George Mathew (1760-1846) of Fowlers Hall in Kent.
Works
- Friedrich Wilhelm, the Great Elector , Berlin 1836, digitized
- Letters from England 1674-1678 , 1838, digitized
- History of the Prussian State in the 17th Century , Berlin 1838–39, 3 vols. Volume 1 , Volume 2 , Volume 3
- History of the Silesian Wars , Berlin 1841, 2 volumes. Volume 1 , Volume 2
- Prince Moritz von Anhalt-Dessau Berlin 1842, digitized
- Journey in the East Indies in letters to A. v. Humboldt and Karl Ritter , Leipzig 1845; 3rd ed. 1858, 2 vols. Volume 1 , Volume 2
- India and its government , Berlin 1859-61, 3 vol., Volume 1 , volume 2 ,
- Letter to Lord W. about the military uprising in India , 1857, digitized
- Tavels in India , Volume 1 ,
literature
- Augsburger Zeitung , 1842, p. 583 Delegation to India
- Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon , Volume 6, p. 614f Family Orlik (Orlich)
- The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year 1860, Volume 209, p. 211 Obituary (Eng.)
- Baron Hermann von und zu Egloffstein, Kaiser Wilhelm I and Leopold von Orlich , 1904
- Friedrich Ratzel: Orlich, Leopold von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, pp. 424-426.
Web links
- Orlich . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 12, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 448.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Orlich, Leopold von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian officer and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stallupönen (today Nesterow) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 2, 1860 |
| Place of death | London |