Schomburgk (family)

The Schomburgk family is a widespread German family. The family tradition goes back to Count Schomburgk, who lived in the 14th century . One line fled to Denmark and re-entered German soil in the early 17th century. A direct ancestor of the founder of the tribe, John Moritz Schomburgk, was the mine director John Henry Schomburgk , who lived in Ilfeld in the southern Harz in the middle of the 17th century .

Tribe list

House of the Schomburgk family (with memorial plaque) in Querfurt near Halle (Saale)

Foundling on the Bienitz in Leipzig, dedicated to Heinrich Georg Schomburgk

Villa Schulz-Schomburgk in Leipzig

Johann Heinrich Schomburgk (1663–1708), physician and mayor of the city of Querfurt
Johann Moritz Schomburgk (1742–1804), mayor of Querfurt

Johann Friedrich Ludwig Schomburgk (1772–1849), preacher in Voigtland

Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804–1865), British explorer ( British Guiana ) and geometer
Otto Alfred Schomburgk (1810–1857), naturalist, since 1849 Australia
Moritz Richard Schomburgk (1811–1891), botanist and explorer (British Guiana), since 1849 Australia
Ludwig Julius Schomburgk (1819–1893), goldsmith and silversmith, since 1849 Australia

Johann Heinrich Christian Schomburgk (1785–1855), merchant and merchant in Leipzig

Julius Heinrich Moritz Schomburgk (1815–1880), wholesale merchant in Leipzig ∞ Marie Oldenbourg (1817–1899)

Marie Julie Schomburgk (1841–1927) ∞ Friedrich Eduard Hillig (1834–1882), lawyer and notary in Leipzig

Curt Hillig (1865–1939), counselor, lawyer and notary in Leipzig ∞ Alice Mehlgarten (1871–1936, great-granddaughter of Benedictus Gotthelf Teubner )

Eduard Hillig (1900–1954), lawyer and notary in Leipzig ∞ Jutta Schlobach (1903–1994), granddaughter of Max Pommer (architect)

Hans-Peter Hillig (* 1934), lawyer in Cologne ∞ Karin Platner (* 1938)

Andrea Margarete Hillig (1898–1991) ∞ Georg Greuner (1897–1978), lawyer at the Imperial Court in Leipzig and the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe (son of Rudolf Greuner )

Albrecht Greuner (* 1925), publisher in Stuttgart

Heinrich Georg Schomburgk (1843–1928), wholesale merchant in Leipzig ∞ Doris Eugenie Heine (1847–1931, daughter of Karl Heine ), Schomburgkstraße is named after him in Leipzig

Anna Doris Eugenie Schomburgk (1869–19 ??) ∞ Martin Erich Schulz-Schomburgk (1862–1920), bank director in Leipzig

Herbert Schulz-Schomburgk (1890–1944), printer owner in Leipzig

Eckbert Schulz-Schomburgk (* 1921), agricultural chemist, Venezuela since 1951
Norbert Schulz-Schomburgk (* 1928)

Else Julie Schomburgk (May 27, 1871–19 ??) ∞ Hans Lenk (1863–1938), geologist in Leipzig
Arthur Schomburgk (Nov. 26, 1872-19 ??), businessman in Leipzig
Wilhelm Schomburgk (March 1, 1882–1959), sportsman and banker in Leipzig
Heinrich Schomburgk (June 23, 1885–1965), football and tennis player (Olympic champion) ∞ Toni Schomburgk (February 24, 1898 - June 22, 1980 in Königstein / Ts), tennis player

Hermann Eduard Schomburgk (1850–1937), architect in Hamburg

Hans Schomburgk (1880–1967), Africa explorer and director ∞ Meg Gehrts (1891–1966), actress

Individual evidence

^ Charles R. Dodd: The Peerage Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, including all the titled classes . Whittaker & Co., London 1846, p. 356.
↑ Dietmar Grypa: Leopold von Ranke Briefwechsel , historical-critical edition: Volume 1, 1810–1825, de Gruyter, Berlin, p. 321, footnote 6, digitized
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e family tree Schomburgk family, Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig / Sportmuseum, viewed on March 4, 2014

[1] Charles R. Dodd: The Peerage Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, including all the titled classes . Whittaker & Co., London 1846, p. 356.

[2] Dietmar Grypa: Leopold von Ranke Briefwechsel , historical-critical edition: Volume 1, 1810–1825, de Gruyter, Berlin, p. 321, footnote 6, digitized

[Stammbaum-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e family tree Schomburgk family, Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig / Sportmuseum, viewed on March 4, 2014