Karl Hartwig Gregor von Meusebach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German literary scholar
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Place of Birth: Voigtstedt, Thuringia, Germany
About Karl Hartwig Gregor von Meusebach
- Karl Hartwig Gregor von Meusebach (June 6, 1781 – August 22, 1847) was a German lawyer and literary scholar born in Voigtstedt, Thuringia.
- He used the pseudonyms "Alban" and "Markus Hüpfinsholz" in his writings.
- He was father to politician John O.
- Meusebach (1812-1897). He studied in Göttingen and Leipzig, and in 1803 was appointed chancery-accessor in Dillenburg.
- Up until 1842 he was president of the Rheinischen Kassationshofs (Rhineland Cassation). Meusebach was an expert on German literature, and during his lifetime amassed a personal library of 36,000 volumes of 16th–17th century literature, German church music, folk songs, chapbooks, et al.
- After his death, his collection was purchased by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Royal Library in Berlin) for 14700 Taler with support from Friedrich Wilhelm IV. He was a good friend of the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, and was supportive of young scientists and writers that included poet August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben.
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