Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch

Ernst Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch (born July 7, 1792 in Tiefhartmannsdorf in Silesia , † October 26, 1864 in Berlin ) was a German writer , statistician and historian .

Life

Freiherr Leopold was a member of the Silesian noble family Zedlitz . From 1803 to 1806 he attended the pedagogy in Halle . In 1812 he joined the Austrian army and received an officer position in the Cuirassier Regiment No. 6 from Moriz Fürst Liechtenstein . He was seriously wounded in the Battle of Hanau on October 30, 1813 and then took up a position as adjutant to Lieutenant Field Marshal Count Johann Nepomuk von Nostitz-Rieneck . In 1814 he accompanied Marie-Louise of Austria and Napoleon Franz Bonaparte on their flight from Rome to Vienna . He returned to Prussia in 1819 and lived independently in Berlin from 1826. There he engaged in scientific studies and literary work. Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch became famous primarily for publishing the New Prussian Nobility Lexicon . In May 1852 he was sentenced to two years in prison for homosexual contact.

France as a military state under Louis XVIII ten years after the Peace of Paris (1823)
Folk tales, stories and poetry (1827)
The state forces of the Prussian monarchy under Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1828 f.)
Glimpses of Bosnia, Rascia, Hercegowina and Servien in the continuation of the Russo-Turkish War in 1829 (1829)
Europe in 1829, A genealogical-statistical-historical handbook (1829)
The Free Cities: A Geographical-Statistical-Historical Paperback for Businessmen and Travelers (1831)
Guide through the Prussian state to the neighboring countries and capitals of Europe (1831; full text )
Scientific explanation of the use of global representations of the earth (1831)
Poland. A historical-geographical-statistical pocketbook for travelers (1831)
New hydrographic lexicon for the German states (1833)
The monument to Frederick II (1833)
Pantheon of the Prussian Army. (1835; full text )
New Prussian Nobility Lexicon , 6 vols. (1836–1843)
From the noble world. Novel (1855)

Karl Gabriel Nowack : Silesian writer lexicon or bio-bibliographical directory of the Silesian writers living in the second quarter of the 19th century . Volume 4, Breslau 1840, pp. 174-176.
Bernhard von Poten : Zedlitz and Neukirch, Leopold Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 44, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 748 f.
Constantin von Wurzbach : Zedlitz-Neukirch, Leopold von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 59th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1890, p. 260 f. ( Digitized version ).

^ Jens Dobler : Zedlitz-Neukirch, Leopold von . In: Mann für Mann - Biographisches Lexikon - On the history of love for friends and male-male sexuality in the German-speaking area . Lit. Verlag Dr. W. Hopf, Berlin 2010, p. 1309.

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personal data
SURNAME	Zedlitz-Neukirch, Leopold von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Zedlitz-Neukirch, Ernst Leopold von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German writer, statistician and historian
DATE OF BIRTH	July 7, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tiefhartmannsdorf , Silesia
DATE OF DEATH	October 26, 1864
Place of death	Berlin