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Frīdrihs Augusts Čarnevskis

Roles: author, clerk, editor

05.08.1766 – 23.09.1832

Friedrich August CZARNEWSKI (1766-1832) was a Baltic German writer and the author of the first biography of G. F. Stender (1805). Czarnewski wrote occasional poems, a book on pig breeding for Latvians, an alphabet for Germans, and released serial publications. His life was marked by several adventurous events – having returned to Kurzeme in 1793, he called himself a Goslar canon, which got him into trouble because of an apparent conversion to Catholicism and ties with the Jesuit Order. As an inspector of schools in Jelgava district in 1805, he demanded to be called a doctor, but in 1811 wanted to retire from the responsibilities of a school inspector, however, was not relieved from his obligations. During the French invasion of Liepaja, he fled with the entire funds of the Jelgava district schools to Berlin and Hamburg, where he fell into French hands as a potential spy. Czarnewski managed to escape to Königsberg. Due to allegations of embezzlement, Czarnewski was caught, brought back to Jelgava and tried, but released, and ordered to repay the money of Jelgava district schools. Part of the debt was cleared by Czarnewski's friend.

  • Author (2)

    • Birth time/place

    05.08.1766
    Liepāja

    Place/time of death

    23.09.1832
    Koknese

    Personal information

    Friedrich August Czarnewski was born into the
    family of a Polish descendant of landlords Anna Christina, born Beutler, and a book printer Johann Gottfried Czarnewski.

    He was twice married: on February 10, 1799, in
    Mežotne to Anne Elizabeth Parlemann (deceased in 1846), whom he divorced, and
    on November 20, 1817, in Jelgava, he married Anna Dorothea Frei. The last years of
    his life he lived in Riga.

    Professional activity

    Editor for serial publications

    1789-1790: Geoponika, eine ökonomische Monatsschrift für Kur- und Lievlands Bewohner - a monthly paper targeting agricultural issues, published in Jelgava. Digitized by: UB Tartu.

    1800-1802: Mitauischer Almanach auf das Schaltjahr... "The Almanac of Jelgava", published in Jelgava.

    1810-1811: Kurländisches Provinzialblatt - "Provincial Gazette of Kurland ", weekly issue, 27 issues

    1811: Thuiskon, Zeitschrift zur Unterhaltung für deutsche Leser - magazine for German readers [Thuiston or Tuisto is a Germanic god] published in Jelgava, 18 notebooks.

    1823: Ein Fidibus - [from Latin, paper, or other item to light a pipe] only 8 pages are known.

    Essays

    1789: Geographisch-statistische Merkwürdigkeiten von Kurland - "Issues of Geographical and Statistical Interest in Kurland ", published in Hamburg in the Politisches Journal, No. 5, pp. 557- 565.

    1793: Widerlegung einer beleidigenden Unwahrheit, und Sicherung gegen ihre weitere nachtheilige Verbreitung - Czarnewski sets out his observations on the connection with the Jesuits, in the newspaper Mitauische Zeitung. No.17, 16.02.1793.

    1805: Neues ABC Buch - The New ABC.

    1805-1807: Nachrichten von den in der Gouvernementsstadt Mitau befindlichen oertlichen Unterrichtsanstalten - survey of schools in Jelgava district and other texts related to education.

    1809: Geschichte der Kirchen zu Goldingen - "The History of Kuldiga Church", published in E. Henning Geschichte der Stadt Goldingen in Kurland. 195-338. p.

    1818: Gedenkblätter, dem Herrn Aeltesten der Schwarzen Häupter P.E.Kroeger und der Demoiselle K.E.Schmidt an Ihrem festlichen Ehebundestage in Riga den 15. (27.) März 1818 geweihet - wedding day poem.

    1821: Neueste Geschichte der Libauschen St. Annen- oder Lettischen Kirche - an insight into the history of St. Anne's Church (Latvian) in Liepaja.

    Occupations

    author
    clerk
    editor

    Name at birth

    Johann Georg Martin Friedrich August Czarnewski

    Pseudonym

    C. George ; Karl Friedrich Böhm

    Additional names

    Zernewski

    Education

    1773–1776
    University of Königsberg
    Kaļiņingrada
    Studējis "Collegium Fridericianum" teoloģiju, imatrikulēts kā Johann Georg Shierneffsky

    Working place

    1785
    Liepāja
    mājskolotājs un mācītājs

    1790
    Parish of Selburg and Sonnaxt
    Sēlpils un Sunākstes draudzes baznīca
    uzturas mācītājmuižā pie Stenderiem, nodarbojas draudzes locekļu vidū ar baku potēšanu un palīdzību dzemdībās

    1796
    Jēkabpils
    Ierēdnis - sekretārs (Sekräter der Niederrechtspflege)

    1798–1811
    Jelgava
    Kurzemes konsistorijas sekretārs

    Travelled

    1790–1793
    1790: strādā dāņu sūtņa kancelejā Pēterburgā, tad pārsūtīts uz Kopenhāgenu; vēlāk ceļo pa Angliju, Holandi un Vāciju.