Background
He was born in Berlin, the son of Anton Friedrich Büsching, a geographer and educator.
He was born in Berlin, the son of Anton Friedrich Büsching, a geographer and educator.
His knowledge of subjects pertaining to Germany in the Middle Ages was notable. He studied at Erlangen and Halle, was appointed royal archivist at Breslau in 1811, and in 1817 professor of archeology in the University of Breslau.