Wilhelm Johann Albert von Tettau

Wilhelm Johann Albert von Tettau

Wilhelm Johann Albert von Tettau (born June 20, 1804 in Gut Tolks near Marienwerder (West Prussia) , † October 3, 1894 in Erfurt ) was a German administrative lawyer and historian.

Life

Tettau comes from the noble family of the Barons of Tettau . His parents were the higher regional court president and general landscape director Alexander Ernst von Tettau (* August 27, 1776 - April 1, 1831) and his wife the baron Auguste Karoline Franziska von Schleinitz (* June 17, 1784 - March 2, 1848). His brother Alfred Christoph (born January 26, 1810, † April 26, 1893) was a member of the German Reichstag.

After graduating from high school in Marienwerder , he studied law and political science at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin . He took part in seminars by Leopold von Ranke . In 1833 he became district administrator for the district of Conitz in the province of Prussia . 1836 was elected as a member of the provincial parliament of the province of Prussia . In 1847 he was appointed senior councilor and conductor to the government in Erfurt . His service anniversary was celebrated on December 15, 1875 with great sympathy from the population. Von Tettau wrote numerous historical and other scientific writings. Of particular importance is his inventory of monuments, a descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the city of Erfurt and the Erfurt district from 1890.

family

On June 7, 1835 he married Wilhelmine Frederike Freiin von Rosenberg (* April 24, 1817, † April 19, 1882). The marriage was divorced after 20 years on March 8, 1855 without children. On May 21, 1859 he married Adolfine Herrmann (* July 16, 1838). The couple had several children:

• Helene Adolfine (1860-1860)
• Wilhelm Heinrich Alfred Adolf (1862–1866)
• Helene Adolfine Wilhelmine (born December 1, 1863)
• Adolfine Magdalene Josephine (born October 18, 1866) ⚭ 1889 Dr. jur. George Cuny
• Otto Wilhelm Anton Heinrich (born April 13, 1868 - † January 13, 1946), German Lieutenant General ⚭ Countess Elisabeth von Stosch
• Wilhelm Richard Elimar Architect (born February 21, 1872 - † May 8, 1929) ⚭ 1907 Ada Countess Niëvo

Memberships and honorary positions

• 1852 Vice President of the Royal Academy of Sciences .
• Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John
• Co-founder and 1st head of the Thuringian Art Association
• Co-founder of the Association for History and Archeology in Erfurt
• Member of the horticultural association,
• Erfurt Guild Association,
• Erfurt trade association.

Honors

• Honorary citizen of the cities of Conitz , Liegnitz , Weißensee and Erfurt
• Dr. phil. hc. of the University of Halle
• The Tettaustraße in Erfurt was named after him.

Fonts

• The folk tales of East Prussia, Litthauens and West Prussia (with Jodocus Donatus Hubertus Temme ). Nicolai, Berlin 1837 ( digitized version from the Bavarian State Library).
• Topographical-statistical overview of the Liegnitz administrative district . L. Gerschel, Liegnitz 1846.
• About the constitutional relationship between Erfurt and the Archbishopric of Mainz. A lecture given at the public meeting of the Academy of Charitable Sciences in Erfurt on October 15, 1859 . Carl Villaret, Erfurt 1860.
• The Reduction of Erfurt and the turmoil that preceded it (1647–1665): Represented from mostly handwritten and official sources . Carl Villaret, Erfurt 1863.
• About the sources, the original form and the gradual remodeling of the story of the double marriage of a count of equals. A critical attempt . Carl Villaret, Erfurt 1867.
• Contributions to the regests of the counts of equals , 2 volumes. Carl Villaret, Erfurt 1868.
• Experiences of a German Landsknecht (1484–1493), described by himself. A contribution to the history of the black army . Carl Villaret, Erfurt 1869.
• About some so far unknown Erfurt prints from the 15th century. A contribution to the bibliography of older German literature and to comparative legends . Carl Villaret, Erfurt 1870.
• About the epic poems of the Finnish peoples, especially the Kalewala . Carl Villaret, Erfurt 1873.
• Documented history of the Tettauschen family in the Tettau and Kinsky branches . Stargardt, Berlin 1878 ( digitized version ).
• Supplements and corrections to the documented history of the Tettauschen family . Stargardt, Berlin 1889.
• Contributions to the art history of Erfurt . Carl Villaret, Erfurt 1889.
• Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the city of Erfurt and the Erfurt district . Hendel-Verlag, Halle (Saale) 1890.

literature

• Biography on the website of the family association
• Wilhelm Johann Albert von Tettau . In: Marcelli Janecki , Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the German nobility . Third volume. WT Bruer's Verlag, Berlin 1899, p. 577-578 ( dlib.rsl.ru ).