Johann Friedrich von Recke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johann Friedrich von Recke

Baltic German historian, literary historian and civil servant

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1764

Place of Birth: Jelgava, Latvia

Date of Death: 13-Sep-1846

Profession: historian, civil servant, literary historian

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Johann Friedrich von Recke

  • Johann Friedrich von Recke (1 August 1764 – 13 September 1846) was a senior public official in the Baltic Germans Duchy of Courland.
  • He is remembered now, primarily, for his activities as an antiquarian and collector.Following his withdrawal from government service he became the co-compiler of the General Writers and Scholars Lexicon of the Provinces of Latvia, Estonia and Courland (Allgemeine Schriftsteller- und Gelehrten-Lexikon der Provinzen Livland, Esthland und Kurland).

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