Albrecht Weyermann (theologian)

Albrecht Weyermann (born April 1, 1763 in Ulm , † December 28, 1832 in Würtingen ) was a German Lutheran clergyman , theologian and literary historian .

Life

Weyermann was the son of a soldier who later worked as a publisher. Until 1792 he attended the Ulm high school and then went to study theology at the Tübingen monastery . He completed his studies in 1795 and then passed the ministerial examination . During this time he was already working on his work on the personalities of Ulm. In 1797 he came to the Ulm orphanage as a catechist.

Weyermann was transferred as parish vicar to Riedheim near Leipheim in 1801 and to Setzingen in 1802 . After a stint as a deacon in Bermaringen and as a pastor in Temmenhausen , he got the pastorate of Gutenberg near Lenningen in 1812 and the pastorate of Gerstetten in 1818 . On February 1st, 1822 Albrecht Weyermann was appointed pastor in Würtingen. He remained in this position until the end of his life.

He was particularly known for his biographical dictionaries.

Fonts (selection)

• News from scholars, artists and other strange people from Ulm. 2 volumes. Wagner, Ulm 1798-1829.
• Gallery of historical paintings of the most memorable people who died in the 19th century. 1st and only volume, Augsburg 1806 (initially four volumes were planned).

literature

• Johann Jakob Gradmann : The learned Swabia or Lexicon of the Swabian writers who are now living , Ravensburg 1802, p. 773.
• Wilhelm Heyd :  Weyermann, Albrecht . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 42, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1897, p. 270 f.
• Mike Malm: Weyermann, Albrecht . In: German Literature Lexicon , Volume 31: Werenberg-Wiedling. De Gruyter, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-023571-5 , column 426 f.

Web links

• Works by and about Albrecht Weyermann  in the German Digital Library
• Albrecht Weyermann on leo-bw.de