Ludwig Schneegans (historian)

Ludwig Snow Goose

Ludwig Schneegans (born August 21, 1812 in Strasbourg ; † April 1, 1858 there ) was an Alsatian historian and archivist.

Ludwig Schneegans came from a family who immigrated from the Kreuznach area in the 18th century ; his father Valentin Schneegans worked as a lawyer in Strasbourg. He studied law from 1831 at the law faculty of the University of Strasbourg . In addition, he was particularly concerned with the history of his homeland. After graduating, he became a lawyer in Strasbourg and from 1835 to 1837 editor of the Niederrheinischer Couriers . After his hopes for an academic career were dashed, he became a municipal sub-librarian, and in 1843 the city archivist in Strasbourg.

He was married to (Elisabeth) Louise, b. Bartholmé (born June 1, 1814 in Strasbourg, † August 20, 1883 in Munich), who emerged as a singer and song composer in Strasbourg's musical life. Her son was the writer Ludwig Schneegans (1842–1922).

Publications (selection)

• Essai historique sur la cathédrale de Strasbourg . In: Revue d'Alsace 1836.
• Vues générales sur l'enseignement du droit ecclésiastique protestant en France . 1840.
• The Geissler named the great Geisselfahrt to Strasbourg in 1349 . Adapted from the French for L. Schneegans by Constantin Tischendorf. CL Fritzsche, Leipzig 1840.
• Du serment comme servant de preuve des obligations conventionnelles et du paiement . Legal dissertation 1841.
• Strasbourg cathedral legends , from documents, chronicles and other sources, collected and presented by Dr. Ludwig Snow Goose. Special impression from the "Legends of Alsace" by August Stöber. Scheitlin and Zollikofer, St. Gallen 1852

literature

• Gustav Mühl: Ludwig Schneegans. A biographical sketch . In. Alsatia NF 1, 1862-1864, pp. 1-50 ( digitized version ); Addendum p. 225 ( digitized version ).
• Wilhelm Wiegand :  Snow Goose, Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, pp. 90-92.
• Karl Walter: Ludwig Schneegans (1812-1858) the Strasbourg archivist and the playwright Ludwig Schneegans (1842-1922) . Alsatia, Colmar 1941.
• Gérard readers, François Joseph Fuchs: Louis snow goose . In: Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne Faszikel 34, 1999, p. 3494.

Web links

Wikisource: Ludwig Schneegans  - Sources and full texts