Johann Gottlob Böhme, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Gottlob Böhme

German historian

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1717

Place of Birth: Wurzen, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 20-Jun-1780

Profession: historian, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Johann Gottlob Böhme (20 March 1717 in Wurzen – 20 June 1780 in Leipzig) was a German historian. Beginning in 1736 he studied history at the University of Leipzig.
In 1747 he acquired his magister degree at Leipzig, where four years later he became an associate professor at the faculty of philosophy.
In 1758 he succeeded Christian Gottlieb Jöcher as professor of history at the university.On four separate occasions he served as rector at the University of Leipzig.
In 1766 he was appointed councilor and court historiographer for the Electorate of Saxony.
In 1875, the thoroughfare Böhmestraße in Gohlis (today part of Leipzig) was named in his honor.



Description	Swiss-German painter and university teacher
Date of birth/death	18 November 1736	22 June 1813
Location of birth/death	Winterthur	Dresden
Work location	Dresden, Augsburg, Munich, Berlin, Regensburg, Zürich, Winterthur
Authority control	: Q310213 VIAF: 17493289 ISNI: 0000 0001 1947 1919 ULAN: 500027163 LCCN: n85191677 NLA: 35696979 WorldCat