Johann Georg Martin Brückner (31 October 1800 in
Oberneubrunn – 1 July 1881 in
Meiningen) was a German historian and geographer.
He attended the gymnasium in
Schleusingen, and from 1921 studied at the
University of Jena. Afterwards, he taught classes in
Klein Glienicke, near
Potsdam, and in 1831 was named
rector at the Bürgerschule in
Hildburghausen. From 1841 he was a professor at the Realschule in Meiningen. From 1866 to 1875 he was director of the Hennebergischen Alterthumsforschenden Vereins (Henneberg Antiquarian Research Association).[1][2]
Selected works
Handbuch der neuesten Erdbeschreibung, 1837 – Manual of the latest geography.