Johann Georg Martin Brückner (31 October 1800 in
Oberneubrunn – 1 July 1881 in
Meiningen) was a German historian and geographer.
He attended the gymnasium in
Schleusingen
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Geography
The town of Schleusingen in the Henneberger Land got its name from ...
, and from 1921 studied at the
University of Jena
The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (german: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, abbreviated FSU, shortened form ''Uni Jena''), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany.
The un ...
. Afterwards, he taught classes in
Klein Glienicke, near
Potsdam
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, and in 1831 was named
rector
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*Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
at the ''Bürgerschule'' in
Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen ( IPA adapted from: ) is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the district Hildburghausen.
Geography
It is situated in the Franconian part of Thuringia south of the Thuringian Forest, in the valley of the Werra riv ...
. From 1841 he was a professor at the ''Realschule'' in Meiningen. From 1866 to 1875 he was director of the ''Hennebergischen Alterthumsforschenden Vereins'' (Henneberg Antiquarian Research Association).
Selected works
* ''Handbuch der neuesten Erdbeschreibung'', 1837 – Manual of the latest geography.
* ''Hennebergisches Urkundenbuch'' (7 volumes, 1842–77) –
Henneberg register.
** Volume 1: The documents of the Henneberg archive at Meiningen; years 933–1330.
** Volume 2: The documents of the Henneberg archive at Meiningen; years 1330–1356.
** Volume 3: The documents of the Henneberg archive at Meiningen; years 1356–1385.
** Volume 4: The documents of the Henneberg archive at Meiningen; years 1385–1412.
** Volume 5: Supplementary volume.
** Volume 6: The documents of the Henneberg archive at Meiningen; years 1413–1432.
** Volume 7: The documents of the Henneberg archive at Meiningen; years 1433–1452.
* ''Landeskunde des Herzogthums Meiningen'' (2 parts, 1851–53) – Geography of the
Duchy of Meiningen.
* ''Denkwürdigkeiten aus Frankens und Thüringens geschichte und statistik'', 1852 – On
Franconia
Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian languages, Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch'').
The three Regierungsbezirk, administrative ...
n and
Thuringia
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Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
n history and statistics.
* ''Schiller in Bauerbach'', 1856 –
Friedrich Schiller in
Bauerbach
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Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous ...
.
* ''Volks- und Landeskunde des Fürstenthums Reuß j.L.'', 1870 – People and geography of the
Principality of the Reuss Junior Line.
He was the author of 47 biographies in the ''
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie''.
Kategorie:ADB:Autor:Georg Brückner
at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
References
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1800 births
1881 deaths
People from Hildburghausen (district)
University of Jena alumni
19th-century German historians
German geographers