Heinrich Ernst Gotter
Biography
Birth: 1703
Death: 1772
Referred to only as "M. de Gotter" by Boswell, the editors of The Journal of his German and Swiss Travels, 1764 has tentatively identified him as Henrich Ernst Gotter, who was Master of Rolls (1735-), Counsellor of Legation (1743-) and Head of the Privy Council's secretariat (1752-1772) in Gotha.
Gotter married firstly (xxxx) ??? and secondly (1762) Madeleine von Wangerheim. One of his sons were the poet Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter (1746-1797).
Also known as
- M. de Gotter
Life with James Boswell
Boswell had a recommendation to see Gotter in Gotha on October 17, 1764, but Gotter was out of town at the time, and the two probably never met each other.
Mentioned in
Heinrich Ernst Gotter is mentioned in:
- Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland 1763-1764
