Christian Gottfried Körner

Christian Gottfried Körner (2 July 1756, Leipzig – 13 May 1831, Berlin) was a German jurist. His home was a literary and musical salon, and he was a friend of Friedrich Schiller.

He studied law at the University of Göttingen and at the University of Leipzig. He got his degrees at Leipzig. In 1783, he became chief councilor of the Lutheran Upper Consistory at Dresden; he was appointed to the office of judge in the Court of Appeals in 1790; and, in 1811, he returned to the appellate court.

His home in Dresden was an important center for culture and the arts. Riggs (1997) writes:

The Körner household in Dresden ... became a literary and musical salon. Plays and essays were read; Singspiele and chamber music were performed; and lectures on art were given. Guests and participants included Johann Gottfried von Herder, Goethe, Wilhelm von Humboldt, the Schlegel brothers, Ludwig Tieck, Novalis, and the musicians Johann Naumann, Johann Hiller, Karl Zelter, Mozart, and Weber.

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