Moritz Seebeck
Karl Julius Moritz Seebeck (born January 8, 1805 in Jena ; † June 7, 1884 there ) was a teacher , Privy Councilor of State , consistorial councilor and curator of the University of Jena .
Life
Seebeck was born in Jena as the son of the physicist Thomas Johann Seebeck . After studying at the Boecksche Seminar in Berlin , he was a trainee lawyer at the Joachimsthaler Gymnasium . In 1835, Seebeck was called to Meiningen as a grammar school director to reform the higher education system in the Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen . At the same time, in 1835/44 he was the educator and teacher of the Hereditary Prince Georg, later Duke Georg II , whom he also accompanied to his studies in Bonn . On the occasion of the prince's confirmation in 1842, the city of Meiningen made him an honorary citizen . In 1846 Seebeck took over the position of Vice Consistorial Director in Hildburghausen , which he gave up two years later and returned to Meiningen.
In 1848 Seebeck became the representative of Sachsen-Meiningen at the provisional central authority in Frankfurt am Main , where he was able to gain political experience. In 1849 Seebeck entered the civil service of Weimar as a representative of the Thuringian states on the administrative council in Berlin and the secret council of state . After his political activities, he was curator at the Saxony-Ernestine University of Jena from 1851 to 1877 . He worked for a strong and steady scientific development of the university. For his services to the city of Jena and for the support and financial security of the university , the city of Jena granted him honorary citizenship in 1858.
In Jena the "Moritz-Seebeck-Strasse" and in Meiningen- Jerusalem since 1990 the "Moritz-Seebeck-Allee" is named after him.
family
Seebeck was married to Ida Albertine, née von Krauseneck (born July 31, 1811 in Potsdam, † January 20, 1886 in Bremen ). She was the daughter of the later Prussian general of the infantry Wilhelm von Krauseneck . From the marriage u. a. the later general of the infantry and son August von Seebeck, who was raised to the nobility in 1871 .
See also
literature
- Robert Eitner : Seebeck, Karl Julius Moritz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 33, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, pp. 560-564.
- Stefan Gerber: University administration and science organization in the 19th century. The Jena pedagogue and university curator Moritz Seebeck. Böhlau publishing house. Cologne 2004. ISBN 3-412-12804-X .
- Kuratorium Meiningen (Hrsg.): Lexicon for the history of the city of Meiningen. Bielstein Verlag. Meiningen 2008. ISBN 978-3-9809504-4-2 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldatisches Führertum . Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , p. 224, no. 3182.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seebeck, Moritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seebeck, Karl Julius Moritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pedagogue, Privy Councilor of State, Consistorial Councilor and curator of the University of Jena |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jena |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 1884 |
| Place of death | Jena |