Ernst Heinrich Kneschke (born 27 August 1798 in

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; died 2 December 1869 in Leipzig) was a German

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and writer.

Life

Ernst Heinrich Kneschke was the second son of Johann Gottfried Kneschke (1766–1825), who was Co-rector of Zittau Gymnasium and librarian of the council library, and his wife Juliana Therese Kühn (died 1802). On 10 May 1817, Kneschke enrolled at the

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and on 24 September 1828 he graduated with the medical

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. On 29 October 1828 he received the licentiate (teaching certificate). He achieved the

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for medicine from Leipzig in 1828 for his thesis entitled ''De hydrothorace''. In 1828 he achieved his

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and he continued to teach courses until his death in December 1869. from 1843 he was extraordinary professor of ophthalmology. Kneschke pursued history and genealogy on the side; in particular, he is known for the nine-volume ''

Neues allgemeines deutsches Adels-Lexicon Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon or New General German Aristocracy Lexicon is the title of a series of historical reference books written by Professor Dr. Ernst Heinrich Kneschke about the German aristocracy, including royalty and nobilit ...

'' (Leipzig 1859–1870) which is an important genealogical resource and has been reprinted several times. When he died the University of Leipzig celebrated him as "a highly treasured ophthalmologist, who later turned increasingly to encyclopedic and literary pursuits." Kneschke was actively involved in the foundation and operation of the ''Verein für die Geschichte Leipzigs'' (Society for the History of Leipzig).Walter Fellmann: ''125 Jahre Leipziger Geschichtsverein 1867–1992''. Sax-Verlag Beucha 1992, Various writings by Kneschke are kept in the Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig.

Selected works

* ''Deutsche Grafen-Häuser der Gegenwart in heraldischer, historischer und genealogischer Beziehung.'' ** Band 1: ''A−K''. T.O. Weigel, Leipzig 1852.(Volltext) ** Band 2: ''L–Z''. T.O. Weigel, Leipzig 1853 (Volltext) ** Band 3: ''A–Z''. T.O. Weigel, Leipzig 1854 (Volltext) * ''Die Wappen der deutschen freiherrlichen und adeligen Familien in genauer, vollständiger und allgemein verständlicher Beschreibung. Mit geschichtlichen und urkundlichen Nachweisen.'' ** Band 1. T.O. Weigel, Leipzig 1855 (Volltext). ** Band 2. T.O. Weigel, Leipzig 1855 (Volltext). ** Band 3. T.O. Weigel, Leipzig 1856 (Volltext). ** Band 4. T.O. Weigel, Leipzig 1857 (Volltext). * (Hrsg.): ''

''. Neun Bände. Friedrich Voigt, Leipzig 1859–1870.

Bibliography

* L.E.: "Johann Gottfried Kneschke, Doctor der Philosophie, Conrector am Gymnasium und Bibliothekar der Rathsbibliothek in Zittau." ''Neuer Nekrolog der Deutschen.'' (1825), 1. Part. Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Ilmenau 1827, pp. 547–566
Volltext
. * Bruno Stübel: ''Ernst Heinrich Kneschke.'' In: ''

Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste The ''Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste'' ("Universal Encyclopaedia of Sciences and Arts") was a 19th-century German encyclopaedia published by Johann Samuel Ersch and Johann Gottfried Gruber, therefore also known as the "E ...

.'' 2. Section, 37. Theil. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1885, p. 292
Volltext
. * Kurt Wensch: ''Die Abstammung des Adels-Historikers Ernst Heinrich Kneschke''. In: ''Mitteldeutsche Familienkunde.'' Vol. 33, 1992, Part 2, pp. 267–269.

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(Sommersemester 1829 bis Wintersemester 1869)
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