Ludwig von Wildenbruch
Anton Albert Heinrich Ludwig (or Louis) von Wildenbruch (1803–1874) was a Prussian general and diplomat. He served as consul general in Beirut in the mid-19th century. He was also the Prussian ambassador to Constantinople from 1852 to 1859. An amateur scientist, his reports were published in various learned journals of the time.
Ludwig von Wildenbruch | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Albert Heinrich Ludwig |
| Born | 1803 |
| Died | 1874 (aged 70–71) |
| Noble family | House of Hohenzollern |
| Issue | Ernst von Wildenbruch |
| Father | Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia |
Wildenbruch was an illegitimate son of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia by Henriette Fromme. In 1837 he married Ernestine von Langen (1805–1858), by whom he had four children who lived to adulthood. Two years after his first wife's death he wed Flora Nicolovius (1811–1879). A son of Wildenbruch's first marriage was the poet and dramatist Ernst von Wildenbruch.[1]
Between 1842 and 1846, Wildenbruch surveyed the mountainous Galilee region while he was posted to the country.[2] He also measured the water levels of Red Sea along with Sea of Galilee.[3]
References
- Eulenberg, Herbert (1929). The Hohenzollerns. New York, London, The Century co. pp. 336–338.
- Moscrop, John James (2000-01-01). Measuring Jerusalem: The Palestine Exploration Fund and British Interests in the Holy Land. A&C Black. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-7185-0220-1.
- Ben-Arieh, Yehoshua (1979). The rediscovery of the Holy Land in the nineteenth century (in English and Hebrew). Jerusalem : Magnes Press, Hebrew University and Israel Exploration Society ; Detroit : Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1654-2.