Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach
Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach (22 February 1683 – 6 January 1734) was a German scholar,
Frankfurt am Main who is best known today for his published travelogues.[1]
Biography
He was born in lawyer's family.[2] His younger brother Johann Friedrich von Uffenbach accompanied him on his travels.
Uffenbach described 18th-century curiosity cabinets and scientific collections that later became the basis for museums, such as the private collection of
Cambridge University.[5]
His Merkwürdige Reisen durch Niedersachsen, Holland und Engelland was published in 1753 and related his travels during the years 1709-1711 through the towns
Frederick Ruysch. In England he met with Hans Sloane.[7]
Uffenbach collected a big collection of oriental manuscripts.[8] In 1711 his library contained about 12.000 books. After his death Johann Christoph Wolf acquired his collection.
Works
- Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach, Merckwürdige Reisen, Bd. 2 (published after the authors death in Ulm, 1753).
- Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach, Merckwürdige Reisen, Bd. 3 (published after the authors death in Ulm, 1754).
See also
References
- ^ "Tourists' Thoughts Of London After The Great Fire". Londonist. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- ^ Susan M. Pearce, Alexandra Bounia, Ken Arnold, The collector's voice: critical readings in the practice of collecting, p. 110.
- ^ Quarrell, W. H.; Mare, Margaret (1934). London in 1710, From the Travels of Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach. London: Faber & Faber Limited. p. 98.
- ^ A visit to Christ Church College 1710 Christ Church, Oxford
- ^ Possibly a metonym for Blenheim Palace.
- ^ a b (in German) Merkwürdige Reisen durch Niedersachsen, Holland und Engelland on Google Books, 1753, page cxxii
- ^ Friedrich Adolph Ebert, Arthur Browne, A general bibliographical dictionary, p. 1919.
Further reading
- Hermann, Leben Herrn Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach etc. Ulm 1753 (Sonderabdruck aus dem ersten Bande der „Merkwürdigen Reisen“). – Jöcher, Allgem. Gel.-Lex., Leipzig 1750 f., IV, 1562. – Gwinner, Kunst und Künstler in Frankfurt a. M. Frankf. 1862, S. 263.
- Quarrell, W. H. & Mare Margaret (trans & ed). London in 1710, From the Travels of Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach. London: Faber & Faber Limited.
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