Johann Carl Zinner
Johann Carl Zinner
Author(s): Peter WinklerSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Education, Cultural history, History of Church(es), Education and training, Metaphysics, Logic, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Civil Society, Governance, Public Administration, History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Social history, Modern Age, Religion and science , German Literature, Hungarian Literature, Early Modern Philosophy, 19th Century Philosophy, Politics and law, History and theory of political science, School education, Higher Education , History of Education, State/Government and Education, Rural and urban sociology, 18th Century, 19th Century, Period(s) of Nation Building, Sociology of Politics, Philosophy of Law, Geopolitics
Published by: Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach
Keywords: History; Hungary; The United States of America; 18th century; Johann Carl Zinner; Benjamin Franklin; Košice;
Summary/Abstract: The study presents a brief biography of university teacher, scientist and intellectual Carl Johannes Zinner († around 1810). His activities are connected in a special way with Košice, he worked at the Royal Academy. Interest in the modern history of the United States led him to make contact with Benjamin Franklin. In consideration of this he obtained a special position in the history of Hungary and belonged to the important persons of history at the late 18th century. The study maps Zinner's life, work as well as scientific and political thoughts of Zinner to the recent or past events.
Journal: The City and History (Mesto a dejiny until 2019)
- Issue Year: 4/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 56-61
- Page Count: 6
- Language: German