Franz Ludwig Güssefeld

Franz Ludwig Güssefeld (* December 6, 1744 in Osterburg, † June 17, 1808 in Weimar) was a Prussian cartographer.

Life

He was already in his early youth drawing skills and interest in maps and geography. So he came to the Planning Director cock to Königsberg in Prussia. This and J. J. Petris, he worked on the measurement of network - fracture. These measurements were the basis for the subsequent drainage of the area. His attempt to come to the Prussian troops pioneer nonetheless failed. So he went to Saxony -Weimar and was initially forester. In 1773 he came into contact with the geographer Friedrich Anton Büsching, keeping him from now on with geographic data. His map of Brandenburg was published by Homann Heirs (Johann Baptist Homann ). He was for the publisher if his success savior. He has published in the next few years to the 100 additional cards. They were all famous for their accuracy and made Güssefeld one of the most respected and prolific cartographer of the second half of the 18th century for the German space. In 1808 worked Güssefeld for the country's industry Comptoir and Geographical Institute of Bertuch in Weimar.

Family

His father Franz Joachim Güssefeld (1702-1757) was a notary in and senator in Seehausen, later ( 1731) he was still mayor. His mother was Catharina Sophie Albrecht (1703-1775), the daughter of the councilors Christoph Albrecht. He was married in 1780 to Johanna Christiana Brunquel ( 1744-1807 ). She was divorced and brought four children into the marriage. The couple had no other children.