Friedrich Schlichtegroll

Adolf Heinrich Friedrich von Schlichtegroll ( born December 8, 1765 in Walter Hausen, † December 4, 1822 in Munich) was the first biographer of Mozart, a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, philologist, archaeologist and numismatist. His grave is located on the Old Southern Cemetery in Glockenbachviertel Munich. Situated in Munich's Englschalking a street is named after him.

Origin

Adolf Heinrich Friedrich Schlichtegroll came from an old, originally lived in Greifswald official's family, which in Saxony and Thuringia was located later. His father was the Duke's office actuary, later Councilor in Gotha.

Training

At age 13, he entered the Gotha Ernestinum Gymnasium, 1783, he wrote in Jena, as desired by the father, first for the law, but soon moved, excited by the rector of his school, to theology and listened mainly philological lectures. He then went to Göttingen, where he remained until 1787 and devoted himself entirely to philology. Here he was sponsored by Christian Gottlob Heyne.

Professional career

From 1787 he taught at the Gotha Ernestinum mainly religion, Hebrew, German and Latin. At that time he was inducted into the Masonic Lodge to compass his lodge name was " Gronovius " after the famous Dutch classical scholar Johann Friedrich Gronovius. He was also close to the (then already banned ) Illuminati, its founder Adam Weishaupt lived in Gotha since 1786. Since 1788 Schlichtegroll worked part-time and volunteer in the ducal library Ernst II of Saxe -Gotha -Altenburg Castle peace stone, where he cataloged the old prints and a new subject catalog aufstellte. 1797 published Schlichtegroll a work on the gem collection of Philipp von Stosch ( 1691-1757 ) in French and German. In 1798 he became assistant to his father and took over once the supervision of the ducal coin collection. Since the new office completely filled him, he resigned his professorship in 1800 at the high school. In 1802 he was appointed ducal librarian, where he worked with both the philologist Friedrich Jacobs as the librarian Hamberger.

From 1790 to 1806 the work for which Schlichtegroll is today known outside specialist circles, the " necrology of the Germans " was born. However, the work sizing resentment was not only recognition: Goethe and Schiller mocked him in 1797 Musenalmanach: "Against the Ravens take heed, the krächzet behind her, the nekrologische animal carcasses only relies on itself."

1807 followed Schlichtegroll the reputation as Secretary-General of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences in Munich. His area of ​​responsibility was the normal academic tasks as well as the management and the establishment of new institutions such as the Botanical Gardens, the Chemical Laboratory and the observatory. In 1808 he was knighted by King Max Joseph knighted in 1813 followed the hereditary nobility. 1812 Schlichtegroll was also entrusted with the President shops of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences.

Family

1792 married Schlichtegroll in Gotha Auguste Angelica Rousseau ( 1770-1832 ), the second daughter of the director of the ducal coin cabinet, with whom he had four sons and one daughter. They led a very social life, her house was the living in Munich and by traveling scholars openly. There, among others, Johann Andreas Schmeller, Jean Paul and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi met.

Writings

  • Tournament book Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria from 1510 to 1545. Munich 1817
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Mozart's life
  • John Chrysostom Wolfgang Gottlieb Mozart
  • Musician obituaries
  • Obituary on the 1794. Containing news of the strange life of deceased persons in this year. Fifth Year. 2 volumes, Justus Perthes, Gotha, 1796.
  • Obituary on the 1796. Containing news of the strange life of deceased persons in this year. Seventh year. 2 volumes, Justus Perthes, Gotha in 1799 and 1800
  • Obituary for the year 1797. Containing news of the strange life of deceased persons in this year. Eight vintage. 2 volumes, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1801
  • Obituary for the year 1798. Containing news of the strange life of deceased persons in this year. Ninth year. 2 volumes, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1802 and 1803.
  • Obituary for the year 1799. Containing news of the strange life of deceased persons in this year. Tenth Year. 2 volumes, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1804 and 1805.
  • Obituary on the 1800. Containing news of the strange life this year deceased persons. Eleventh year. 2 volumes, Justus Perthes, Gotha in 1805 and 1806
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