Johann Burchard Menkenius ( 1675 - 1732 )

Birth: Leipzig, Germany (27 March 1675) Death: Leipzig, Germany (01 April 1732) 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: Fellow Election Date: 30/11/1699.