Talk:Johann Casimir Benicken

Is he German
Benicken lived his life in Schleswig. This was a part of the possessions of the Danish Crown during his lifetime. It was neither in the Holy Roman Empire nor in the German Confederation. It seems that he was not a German national by any definition of the German state in his lifetime. To call him a German national seems in this case to impose the boundary decisions brought on by wars after he died in him. I do not think this is an accurate or reasonable method of categorizing him. We need to avoid acting as if political boymundaries are natural or innate. Instead we should categorize based on the political boundaries that existed then.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:33, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Not a German judge
Our Judge categories organize people by the country they were judhmges for. He was a judge under the authority of the King of Denmark. Schleswig was not even part of the Germsn Confederation. His going abroad to study in Germany dis not make him a German national.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:41, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

City Secretary?
The article says he was "a city secretary for the Duchy of Schleswig". What does this mean? Was he an administrative official for a particular city? Which city? Or was he an officer of the Duchy for city affairs?John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:15, 20 June 2024 (UTC)


 * On further review I believe he was city secretary at the city of Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:20, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Schleswig is correct, "town clerk" is another translation for Stadtsekretär. Shyamal (talk) 09:41, 20 June 2024 (UTC)