KORNER, ker'ner, Christian Gottfried, German jurist and intimate of Schiller : b. Leipzig, 2 July 1756; d. Berlin, 13 May 1831. He studied law at Gottingen and Leipzig and took his degrees in the latter. He then traveled abroad (1779), was appointed councillor of the Consistorial Court at Leipzig (1781), chief judge of the Court of Appeals (1790), privy referendarius in the Privy Council (1798), and was then returned to the Court of Appeals (1811). His strong tendency toward science and art made his home the rendezvous of prom inent men in this sphere. He was one of the most trusted and influential friends of Schiller, who resided (1785-87) on his Loschwitz vine yard or his home at Dresden. While Leipzig was under the occupation of the Russian army he was created government councillor, and was appointed (1815) Privy Councillor of the Prus sian Ministry of the Interior, becoming Privy Councillor in Chief. He instigated the first edi
tion of Schiller's works with a biographical sketch (Stuttgart 1812-15). Among his well known works are Ansichten> (Leipzig 1808); 'Versuche fiber Gegenstande der innern Stadtsverwaltung) (Dresden 1812) ; 'Deutschlands Hoffnungen) (Leipzig 1813). Of much importance are his 'Schillers Brief wechsel mit Korner' (Berlin 1847), enlarged edition by Goedeke (Leipzig 1874) ; Wilhelm von Humboldts an Korner,' issued by F. Jonas (Berlin 1879). His collected works, Schriften,> together with a biog raphy, were published by A. Stern (Leipzig 1881). Consult Jonas, Gottfried Icor ner, biographischer Nachrichten fiber ihn and sein Haus' (Berlin 1882) ; Weber, W., (13riefe der Familie Korner) (in Deutsche Rundschau, Vols. XV-XVI).