Samuel Benjamin Klose
Samuel Benjamin Klose (born April 27, 1730 in Breslau ; † September 18, 1798 ibid) was a German historian , author and teacher.
Career
Klose was born the son of furrier Johann Kaspar Klose and his wife Anna Magdalena , née Hertelin . Because of his remarkable talent, he was enrolled in the Maria Magdalenen Gymnasium . There he discovered his interest in classical literature. From 1752 he studied in Frankfurt an der Oder , and from 1753 in Halle theology . He then worked as a tutor in Breslau until his first job in 1762 . There he got to know Lessing , for whom he became a guide through the sights and book treasures of Wroclaw and a popular conversationalist.
After a brief employment as a teacher at the Maria Magdalenen grammar school, he became rector of the School for the Holy Spirit , a Progymnasium in Breslau. Until the end of his life, he studied the history of Silesia intensively and, in addition to several books, left a wealth (248 volumes) of unprinted records.
Publications
- New literary conversations . 4 vols. Breslau 1774–1775
- From Wroclaw. Documented history and description . In letters. Breslau 1781–1783
literature
- Hermann Markgraf: Klose, Samuel Benjamin . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 226 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Samuel Benjamin Klose in the catalog of the German National Library
- Uwe Stößel and Leopold Hessek: Samuel Benjamin Klose
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Morgenbesser: History of the Hospital and the School of the Holy Spirit as well as the Library of St. Bernardine in Breslau , Breslau 1814
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klose, Samuel Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian, author and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1730 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1798 |
| Place of death | Wroclaw |