Johann Georg Martin Brückner (31 October 1800 in Oberneubrunn – 1 July 1881 in

Meiningen Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 26,000 (2024).

) was a German historian and geographer. He attended the gymnasium in

Schleusingen Schleusingen is a town in the Hildburghausen (district), district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 10 km north of Hildburghausen, and 12 km southeast of Suhl. Geography The town of Schleusingen in the Henneber ...

, and from 1921 studied at the

University of Jena The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (, abbreviated FSU, shortened form ''Uni Jena''), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. The university was established in 1558 and is cou ...

. Afterwards, he taught classes in

Klein Glienicke Klein Glienicke (literally ''Little Glienicke'') was an independent village and is now part of Potsdam. It lies on the south-western part of Berlin's Wannsee Hamlet (place), Hamlet. In the center of the original village is the building Jagdschlos ...

, near

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the Havel, River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...

, and in 1831 was named rector at the ''Bürgerschule'' in

Hildburghausen Hildburghausen () is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the Hildburghausen district. Geography It is situated in the Franconian part of Thuringia south of the Thuringian Forest, in the valley of the Werra River. The town centre ...

. 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 ( ; ; ) is a geographical region of Germany, characterised by its culture and East Franconian dialect (). Franconia is made up of the three (governmental districts) of Lower Franconia, Lower, Middle Franconia, Middle and Upper Franco ...

n and

Thuringia Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area. Er ...

n history and statistics. * ''Schiller in Bauerbach'', 1856 –

Friedrich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (, short: ; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian. Schiller is considered by most Germans to be Germany's most important classical playwright. He was born i ...

in Bauerbach. * ''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 ''

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brückner, Georg 1800 births 1881 deaths People from Hildburghausen (district) University of Jena alumni 19th-century German historians 19th-century German geographers