Wilhelm Benecke (writer)
Levin Anton Wilhelm Benecke (born August 17, 1776 in Hanover , † March 8, 1837 in Heidelberg ) was mainly known as a commercial writer.
life and work
Benecke lived in England for a long time, returned to Germany in 1828, where he turned to theological and philosophical studies in Heidelberg and died on March 8, 1837. His best-known work was originally written in English:
- System of the insurance industry - and Bodmereiwesens , as developed from the laws and customs of Hamburg and the principal trading nations Europens from the nature of the object: For insurers, merchants and lawyers . It appeared in five volumes in Hamburg from 1807 to 1821 and was considered a classic compendium and standard work in this field.
The work has been published in two volumes by Vincent Nolte since 1852 under the title Wilhelm Benecke's System des See-Assekuranz- und Bodmerei-Wesens . This edition has been translated into German, French, Dutch, Danish and Italian, and numerous editions have appeared. Other works by him were The current state of the Hamburg supply tontine and the real principles of future administration of the same . Hamburg: JP Erie, 1832. His work Explanations of the Letter Pauli to the Romans (Heidelberg 1831) was theological in nature. It was published in England under the title An exposition of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans (London, 1854). It also became Broad Truth. The author's last work interrupted by death (Berlin 1838) published posthumously.
literature
- Wilhelm Benecke's life sketch and letters. Printed as a manuscript. [Ed. by Louise Benecke] Teubner'sche Offizin, Dresden 1850 (part 1 online , part 2 online at Google Books ).
- Karl von Savigny: Benecke, Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 46, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1902, p. 351.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benecke, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benecke, William; Benecke, Levin Anton Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German trade writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1776 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1837 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |