Theodor Hoffbauer was a preacher at Küstrin in the 19th century. He took a great interest in the question of whether Friedrich could see Katte's execution site from the window where he was being held. On the basis of his longtime residence at Küstrin, Hoffbauer concluded that the view of the execution site from the window of Friedrich's room was blocked by a wall.
He published an article and a monograph on the subject in 1867. In 1901, he was allowed to view the relevant documents in the archives. In 1905, he published another monograph on the subject, aiming to reconcile the archival material with his original conclusion.
The 1905 monograph, Die Kattetragödie in Cüstrin und ihre Stätte, is the only one that we've been able to obtain so far.![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
selenak's summary is below.
( Hoffbauer summary )
He published an article and a monograph on the subject in 1867. In 1901, he was allowed to view the relevant documents in the archives. In 1905, he published another monograph on the subject, aiming to reconcile the archival material with his original conclusion.
The 1905 monograph, Die Kattetragödie in Cüstrin und ihre Stätte, is the only one that we've been able to obtain so far.
selenak's summary is below.( Hoffbauer summary )
