Johann Wilhelm von Archenholz

Johann Wilhelm von Archenholz
Johann Wilhelm von Archenholz in 1789

Johann Wilhelm Archenholz was born in Langfuhr (Wrzeszcz) near Danzig (Gdańsk) on September 3, 1741. He was a Prussian[1][2][3][4][5] officer, Professor of History and a publicist. His book about the history of the Seven Years' War (1756–63) was the basis for many reprints, as well as for school books. Archenholz commissioned a Berlin artist, Johann Friedrich Bolt, to produce a copper etching for Archenholz's History of Gustav Vasa of the famous Swedish Nobility. He died in Öjendorf (part of Hamburg today) on February 28, 1812, where a street is named after him today.

Relevance and Life

Archenholz' understanding of his role as a publicist was very modern for his times. He strove not to deliver opinions to his readers but instead unbiased facts. His main interest was current politics in Europe as well as their historical development. In 1791 Archenholz lived in France with his family, publishing German language reports about the French Revolution in his journal Minerva. While at first he agreed with the ideas of the revolution, his view was changed by the ongoing violence. In 1792 he had to flee the country as he was threatened to be beheaded following some of his political papers.

Publications

References

  1. Hans Kohn (April 1951). "The Eve of German Nationalism (1789–1812)". Journal of the History of Ideas (University of Pennsylvania Press) 12 (2): 256–284. doi:10.2307/2707517. JSTOR 2707517.
  2. Buchan, James (December 1, 2003). Crowded with Genius: The Scottish Enlightenment: Edinburgh's Moment of the Mind (Hardcover). HarperCollins Publishers. p. 448. ISBN 0-06-055888-1.
  3. Robert Shoemaker (May 2001). "Male honour and the decline of public violence in eighteenth-century London". Social History 26 (2): 190–208. doi:10.1080/03071020110041352. PMID 18680881.
  4. James Schmidt (February 1998). "Cabbage Heads and Gulps of Water: Hegel on the Terror". Political Theory 26 (1): 4–32. doi:10.1177/0090591798026001002.
  5. Marcia Pointon (March 2001). ""Surrounded with Brilliants": Miniature Portraits in Eighteenth-Century England". Art Bulletin (College Art Association) 83 (1): 48–71. doi:10.2307/3177190. JSTOR 3177190.

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