Johann Birnbaum Explained

Johann Birnbaum, later Johannes von Birnbaum (born 6 January 1763, Queichheim, now Landau in der Pfalz - 20 May 1832, Zweibrücken) was a jurist in the Electorate of the Palatinate and a president of the "Court of Appeal" (Appellationsgericht) in Zweibrücken.

Honours

• Ennoblement (Nobilitierung) (1817)
• In his home town of Queichheim, a street has been named "Birnbaum Straße" after him
• While the house in which he was born is no longer standing, a monument has been erected in front of the building which now occupies that address.

Literary works

• Geschichte der Stadt Landau (1826) ["History of the City of Landau"]

Bibliographies

• Hans Ziegler: Johannes Birnbaum (1763-1832). Ein Jakobiner aus Queichheim, Landau: Verlag Pfälzer Kunst, 1982 .

External links

• Eltester: Birnbaum, Johann. In Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB), 2nd volume, pp. 664–665.