Matthias Christian Sprengel Explained
Matthias Christian Sprengel (24 August 1746, in Rostock - 7 January 1803, in Halle an der Saale) was a German geographer and historian. He was notably the author of works on North American history, the American Revolution and Maratha history.
He studied history at the University of Göttingen as a pupil of August Ludwig von Schlözer. In 1778 he became an associate professor, and during the following year, relocated to the University of Halle as a full professor of history. At Halle he worked closely with Johann Reinhold Forster, who in time, became Sprengel's father-in-law.[1]
From 1800 onward, he was editor of Bibliothek der neuesten und wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen ("Library of the latest and most important travelogues").
Selected works
- Vom Ursprung des Negerhandels: Ein Antrittsprogramm, 1779 - From the origin of the slave trade.
- Geschichte der Europäer in Nordamerika, 1782 - History of Europeans in North America.
- Geschichte der Falkland-Inseln, 1781 - History of the Falkland Islands.
- Geschichte und Beschreibung der Philippinischen Inseln, 1782 - History and description of the Philippines.
- Neuester Zustand von Connecticut, 1782 - The recent state of Connecticut.
- Geschichte der Revolution von Nord-Amerika, 1785 - History of the Revolution in North America.
- Geschichte der Maratten, 1786 - History of Maratha empire.
- Geschichte der wichtigsten geographischen Entdeckungen bis zur Ankunft der Portugiesen in Japan 1542 (2nd edition, 1792) - History of the most important geographical discoveries until the arrival of the Portuguese in Japan in 1542.
- Auswahl der besten ausländischen geographischen und statistischen Nachrichten zur Aufklärung der Völker- und Länderkunde (14 volumes, 1784–1800) - Selection of the best foreign geographical and statistical notices for the explanation of geography and ethnography
- Mathias Christian Sprengels Erdbeschreibung von Ostindien, 1802 - Sprengel's geography of East India.[2]
Notes and References
- https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:Sprengel,_Matthias_Christian ADB:Sprengel, Matthias Christian
- https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Matthias_Christian_Sprengel Matthias Christian Sprengel
