His father was a Lutheran clergyman who moved the family to Hörselgau in 1847 where, in addition to his clerical work, he ran a school to prepare students for entering a gymnasium.
Johann Friedrich Dübner (1802–1867), German classical scholar (naturalized a Frenchman), was born in Horselgau, near Gotha
The Hörsel flows generally northwest through the towns Hörselgau, Wutha-Farnroda and Eisenach.