Johann Gustav Gottlieb Büsching

Johann Gustav Gottlieb Büsching
Academic work

Johann Gustav Gottlieb Büsching (19 September 1783 – 4 May 1829) was a German antiquary. His knowledge of subjects pertaining to Germany in the Middle Ages was notable.

Biography

He was born in Berlin, the son of Anton Friedrich Büsching, a geographer and educator. He studied at Erlangen and Halle, was appointed royal archivist at Breslau in 1811, and in 1817 professor of archeology in the University of Breslau.

Works

• Sammlung deutscher Lieder, with musical accompaniments (Collection of German songs; 1807)
• Deutsche Gedichte des Mittelalters (German poems of the Middle Ages; 3 parts, 1808–25)
• Des Deutschen Leben, Kunst, und Wissen im Mittelalter (On German life, art and knowledge in the Middle Ages; 4 vols., 1816–18)

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References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Büsching, Johann Gustav Gottlieb". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.