Theodor Gottlieb Von Hippel (1775-1843)
Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel may refer to: * Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Elder (1741–1796), German satirical writer * Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Younger Theodor Gottlieb Hippel, from 1790 von Hippel (13 December 1775, in Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad Oblast, Gerdauen ow Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad Oblast, Zheleznodorozhny– 10 June 1843, in Bydgoszcz, Bromberg) was a Prussian statesman, t ...

Theodor Gottlieb Von Hippel The Elder
Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel (31 January 174123 April 1796) was a German satirical and humorous writer. Hippel was born at Gerdauen in the Kingdom of Prussia, where his father was rector of a school. He enjoyed an excellent education at home, and in his sixteenth year he entered the University of Königsberg as a student of theology. Among his instructors was the philosopher Immanuel Kant, and the two became close friends. Interrupting his studies, he went, on the invitation of a friend, to St Petersburg, where he was introduced at the court of the empress Catherine II. Returning to Königsberg he became a tutor in a private family; but, falling in love with a young lady of high position, his ambition was aroused, and giving up his tutorship he devoted himself with enthusiasm to legal studies. He was successful in his profession, and in 1780 was appointed chief burgomaster in Königsberg, and in 1786 privy councillor of war and president of the town. As he rose in the world, howeve ...
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