Lilienthal, Michael

Lilienthal began his studies at the University of Koenigsberg , where he studied philosophy, languages ​​and history. After studying in Königsberg, Lilienthal made a study tour ( grand tour ), during which he continued his studies at the universities of Wittenberg , Leipzig and Jena and received a master's degree in philosophy. After that, he continued his studies in Rostock , visited Hamburg , Kiel , Lubeck , and Holland , after which, in 1711, he returned to Königsberg. In Königsberg, Lilienthal unsuccessfully tried to take the place of a professor at the Königsberg Academy.

In 1715, Lilienthal became deacon of the Konigsberg Cathedral , in 1719 - deacon of the Altstadt Church , and in 1727 - curator of the Konigsberg City Library.

Lilienthal was an honorary member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (elected October 26, 1733 ^[1] ) and a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences . In addition to works on theology, Lilienthal was the author of numerous works on the history of Koenigsberg and Prussia, including a historical description of the Koenigsberg Cathedral. Lilienthal collected an extensive personal library, which served as the basis for several bibliographies of theology and church history compiled and published by him. Lilienthal also collected an extensive numismatic collection. He was one of the first who began to study numismatics from a scientific (historical) point of view. In 1725, he published a description of his collection of thalers (800 creases). In 1747, Lilienthal issued the most voluminous (the number of coins described increased to 2384), the fourth edition describing his collection of these coins. It became the basis for further study of the history of this coin. In addition, Lilienthal published works on the history of Prussian and Polish coins and medals.

The son of Michael Lilienthal, Theodor Christopher (1717-1782), later became a theologian, professor and rector of the University of Koenigsberg.

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1. De historia literaria, Leipzig 1710
2. Historische Beschreibung des Doms der Stadt Kneiphof-Königsberg. 1716 (Historical description of the Konigsberg Cathedral)
3. Erläutertes Preußen. 4. Bd. 1724-1727
4. Acta borussica ecclesiastica, civila, literaria ..., 3. Bd. 1730-32
5. Vollständiges Thaler-cabinet, das ist: Historisch-critische Beschreibung derjenigen zweylöthigen Silber-münzen, welche unter dem Namen der reichs-thaler bekannt sind, und seit drittehalbhundert Jahren her von Kaysern, Könen, Chönen, Fürenbünen, Chönen, Chönen ... , 1735
6. Entwurff eines Collegii Historici über die Antiquitäten und andere Merkwürdigkeiten des Königreichs Preussen. Königsberg 1714
7. Theologische Bibliothec: Das ist: richtiges Verzeichnisz, zulängliche Beschreibung, und bescheidene Beurtheilung der dahin gehörigen vornehmsten Schriften welche in Michael Lilienthals ... Bücher-vorrath befindlich sind. 1741
8. Biblischer Archivarius der Heiligen Schrift neuen Testaments: Welcher, nach vorhergegangenen guten Wahl und sorgfältigen Prüfung, vermittelst eines nahmen-registers, die besten Autores ... Anzeiget: die über ein Iedes Buch, Capitel undes des ne ne neen
9. Wahrscheinliche Vorstellung der Geschichte unsrer ersten Eltern im Stande der Unschuld ... , Königsberg u. Leipzig 1722

• Wilhelm Heinrich Erbkam: Lilienthal, Michael . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, S. 650.
• Rudolf Reicke, Ernst Wichert: Altpreussische Monatsschrift. Königsberg, 1883, Bd. 20 S. 17
• Oswald Bayer, Bernd Weissenborn: Johann Georg Hamann - Londoner Schriften. CH Beck Verlag, München, 1993, ISBN 3-406-35088-7 , ISBN 978-3-406-35088-7 , S. 518
• Michael Lilienthal (1686-1750) // The Dictionary of Eighteenth Century German Philosophers. - London / New York: Continuum, 2001.