Lorenz Huebner

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Lorenz Huebner

Lorenz Hübner (born August 2, 1751 in Donauwörth ; † February 9, 1807 in Munich ) was a Catholic enlightener , journalist and translator.

life and work

After attending the Jesuit grammar school in Amberg , he joined the Society of Jesus in 1768 and was a member of this order until its abolition in 1773. From 1770 to 1773 he studied philosophy ( doctorate ) at the University of Ingolstadt . From 1772 to 1773 he also studied theology and from 1774 jurisprudence. After completing all of his studies Hübner 1774 under Prince Bishop Ludwig Joseph von Welden in Freising Cathedral for ordained priests .

From 1775 Hübner worked as a teacher for French and Italian, from 1776 as a professor for moral philosophy at the electoral grammar school in Burghausen . In 1779 he took over the editing of the " Münchner Staatszeitung " and the "Münchner Scholars Beytrag". Under the pressure of the censorship regulations tightened by Elector Karl Theodor , he left Munich and went to Salzburg in 1784 to the court of the enlightened Prince Archbishop Hieronymus von Colloredo . With the “ Salzburg Intelligence Journal ” published in Salzburg from 1785 to 1799 , Hübner created a medium of enlightenment thinking that was also important beyond the national borders.

After the death of Elector Karl Theodor Huebner returned to Munich in 1799, where he at the instigation of Count Anton Clemens of Toerring-Seefeld (1725-1812) in the same year as an associate member, in 1801 as a full member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences added has been.

tomb

Lorenz Huebner's grave is located in the Old Southern Cemetery in Munich. The original grave slab on the north side of St. Stephen's Church is now missing.

Honors

The Hübnergasse in the Salzburg district of Riedenburg was named after him.

Works (selection)

As an author

Essays
  • Treatise on the Analogy of Electric and Magnetic Force . In: Bavarian Academy of Sciences: New philosophical treatises , Vol. 2/3, Munich 1780, pp. 354–384.
Fiction
  • To seducers and seduced. A satyrical addendum to the precursors of the new paganism . Munich 1781.
  • Semiramis. A musical spectacle . Munich 1781.
  • Hainz from Stain the Wild. A patriotic drama . Munich, 1782, Frankfurt a. a. 1807.
  • Camma, the heroine of Bojoariens. A patriotic drama in five acts; Performed at the court theater for the beating of the poor . Munich 1784, Frankfurt 1807.
  • Roses on the grave of Frederick the One, or collected traits and anecdotes from the strange life of this great king; Six baskets . Salzburg 1787.
  • Roses on the grave of Joseph the Second, Emperor of the Germans . Salzburg [1788].
Letters
  • Letters: Berlin SB, Heidelberg UB, Munich BSB, Munich UB, Nuremberg GNM.
Non-fiction
  • Treatise on luxury or harmful splendor . Burghausen 1776, Munich 1776.
  • Basic doctrines from coins . Burghausen 1777, Munich 1778.
  • About P. Jost's proposal to introduce the Inquisition in Bavaria . Munich 1779.
  • The philosopher's bold looks at monasticism . Frankfurt u. a. [= Munich] 1779.
  • The philosophical spirit of our century . Munich 1780, 1781.
  • Urgent notions of humanity and reason in order to abolish the celibate status of the Catholic clergy [cf. l.] 1782 (together with Lorenz von Westenrieder , Anton Nagel and Joachim Schuhbauer ).
  • Thoughts on the fire in the grain . [Burghausen 1782].
  • Reasonable German spelling based on the principles of linguistic knowledge for Bavaria . Munich 1782.
  • The ebb and flow of the states. Read a speech at the general meeting held in Burghausen . Burghausen / Munich 1782.
  • History of various local cotton species and their economic use Salzburg 1788.
  • Epistola responsoria ad Liberium Candidum Iesuitam . [s. l.] [1788].
  • Description of the prince-archbishop's capital and residence city of Salzburg and its areas combined with its oldest history . Salzburg 1792–1793 (2 vols.).
  • Description of the prince-archbishop's capital and residence city of Salzburg and its areas, excellent for foreigners and travelers. In addition to the floor plan of the city and its district, L. Huebner himself compiled it from his larger description . Salzburg 1794.
  • Description of the archbishopric and imperial duchy of Salzburg in terms of topography and statistics . Salzburg 1796, ND Salzburg 1983.
  1. The Salzburg flat country .
  2. The Salzburg mountains .
  3. The other mountain villages and the foreign rulers of the archbishopric and their description in general .
  • Journey through the Archbishopric of Salzburg for lessons and fun. In addition to the hour hand and Road map . [s. l.] 1796, ND Salzburg 2000.
  • Farewell to the Mönchsberg in Salzburg at the end of 1799 . s. l. 1799
  • Description of the Kur-Baier capital and residence city of Munich and its surroundings combined with its history . Munich 1803–05 (2 vols.).

As editor and editor

  • Greyish flood history from the months of Hornung and March of the year 1784. Collected from authentic news . Munich u. a. [1786].
  • Salzburg muse almanac to the year 1787 . Salzburg [1788].
  • Münchner Staatszeitung (later udT Münchner Staats-, learned, and mixed news) and Münchner Schehre Beyangebote, Munich 1779–1784.
  • The dramatic censor (edited by Lorenz Westenrieder, together with Joseph Marius von Babo and Ignaz Strobel ).
  • Oberdeutsche Staatszeitung . Salzburg 1784–1799 (1784 udT Salzburger Zeitung), with the supplements: Intellektivenblatt . Weekly news for use and edification, Salzburg 1784–1799, Räsonnirendes magazine of the most important from contemporary history, Salzburg 1791–1792 (from 1793 udT Pragmatic index of the Oberdeutsche Staatszeitung, 1796–1799 supplement to the general Oberdeutsche Staatszeitung).
  • Physical diary for friends of nature . Salzburg 1784–1788.
  • Oberdeutsche Allgemeine Litteraturzeitung . Salzburg 1788–1799 (first udT On the Latest in Upper Germany's Literature, from 1785 Salzburger Gelehre Zeitung, from 1786 Salzburg monthly contributions to the literature of Upper Germany).
  • Baierisches Wochenblatt . Munich 1799–1807.

As translator

  • Charon's true wisdom . Translated from the French, Munich 1782.
  • Tancred. A musical spectacle . Translated from the Italian, Munich 1781, 1783.

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Huebner, Lorenz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spiritual advisor, publicist and translator
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1751
PLACE OF BIRTH Donauwörth
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 1807
Place of death Munich