Johann Birnbaum

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 (ISBN 3922580122).
  • Eltester: Birnbaum, Johann. In Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB), 2nd volume, pp. 664–665.
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