Richard von Neimans

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Richard Freiherr von Neimans (born April 28, 1832 in Speyer , † March 15, 1858 in Cairo ) was a German explorer .

Life

He was the son of the government director Friedrich von Neimans (1788-1850) and his wife Amalie von Gienanth, daughter of the Palatinate industrialist Ludwig von Gienanth .

Neimans studied law at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg and the Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg . He became active in the Corps Rhenania Würzburg (1850/51) and in the Corps Guestphalia Heidelberg (1851). The Krone Bayern appointed him chamberlain .

After becoming a Dr. iur. After receiving his doctorate , he entered the diplomatic service. He trained in oriental languages (especially Arabic ). In the fall of 1856 he arrived in Cairo to prepare a research trip to Darfur and the Wadai region . He was accompanied by Theodor Bilharz , with whom he rediscovered the grave of Jean Louis Burckhardt . Completely unexpectedly, Neimans died the day before the planned expedition of tetanus , which he had contracted during a dental operation. As a Legation Councilor , he was less than 26 years old. Bilharz reported in detail about their stay in Egypt and the circumstances of Neimans' death.

Works

  • The Red Sea and the coastal countries in the year 1857 in trade-political relation: illuminated according to own view and research during the months June to November 1857 on the coast of Hedjaz In: ZDMG ., Volume 12 (1858) ULB Halle

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eduard Maria Oettinger: Moniteur des Dates: Biographisch-Genealogisch-Historisches Welt-Register , Volume 3, P. 73, Leipzig, 1873; (Digital scan with details of the father and his origin)
  2. ↑ Genealogical page on the family ( Memento of the original from November 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / gedbas.genealogy.net
  3. ^ Kösener corps lists 1910, 209 , 123; 112 , 630.
  4. ↑ a b Archives Corps Rhenania Würzburg
  5. ^ Geographische Mitteilungen , Volume 4, Verlag Justus Perthes, Gotha, 1858, p. 165; (Digital scan of the report by Theodor Bilharz)
personal data
SURNAME Neimans, Richard of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Neimans, Richard Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer, diplomat and orientalist; Explorer in Egypt
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH Speyer
DATE OF DEATH around March 15, 1858
Place of death Cairo