| Authorised form of name | Menkenius; Johann Burchard (1675 - 1732); historian and publisher |
| Other forms of surname | Mencke |
| Philander von der Linde |
| Dates | 1675 - 1732 |
| Nationality | German |
| Place of birth | Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe |
| Date of birth | 27 March 1675 |
| Place of death | Leipzig, Germany |
| Date of death | 01 April 1732 |
| Occupation | Historian; Publisher |
| Activity | Education:
Leipzig; BA (1691), (MA (1694); Halle; LLD (1701)
Career:
Lecturer at Leipzig (1696); travelled to Holland, France and England (1698-1699); Professor of History, Leipzig (1699); Editor of 'Acta Eruditorum' (1707); Historiographer to the King of Poland (1708); Privy Councillor (1723); Senior of the University of Leipzig (1731); founded the 'Gelehrtenlexikon', edited after his death by CJ Jocher (1733); amassed a considerable library whose catalogue was published; died of heart failure
Memberships:
Konigliche Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften; Deutschubende Gesellschaft |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1699 |
| Proposer | Robert Hooke |
| Other Royal Society activity | Hunter gives year of birth as 1674 and says that he was approved for election on 19 July 1699. Brauer (NR) gives date of birth as 08 April 1674.
His publication in Philosophical Transactions can be found under his parallel form of surname: Mencke. |
| Relationships | Parents: Otto Mencke, Founding Editor of 'Acta Eruditorum, and Magdalena Sybilla Berlich
Siblings: Otto Maria Mencke and Anna Sophia Wichmannshausen
Spouse: Catharina Margaretha, daughter of Johan Friedrich Gleditsch
Children: Christiane Sybilla von Hohenthal; Charlotte Margarethe Hahn; Friedrich Otto Mencke (succeeded him as Editor of 'Acta Eruditorum'); Carl Otto Mencke; and Christiana Elisabeth Mencke |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Jocher; DBE; N&R
Authority:
Altname from Hunter
References:
Adalbert J Brauer, 'Professor Johann Burchard Mencke, FRS (1674-1732)' in NR 1962 vol 17 pp 192-197, plate |
| Code | NA7793 |