Alexis Bravmann Schmidt

Alexis Bravmann Schmidt (as an author's name mostly just Alexis Schmidt , occasionally misunderstood as the double name Bravmann-Schmidt ; * July 5, 1818 in Langensalza ; † March 12, 1903 in Friedenau near Berlin ) was a German journalist and philosopher as well as master of the Masonic Order .

Life

job

Schmidt, the son of a school teacher and professor, went to attending high school in Erfurt in 1836 to Berlin at the city's Royal University the subjects theology , philology , history and philosophy to study. He and was on March 7, 1840 the University of Jena to Dr. phil. and he passed both theological exams with honors. He then worked as a scientific writer who deals with philosophical questions, but also as a letter author in contemporary political, ideological and trade policy debates. His book Illumination of Schelling's new doctrine from the perspective of philosophy and theology , in which he positioned himself as a determined supporter of Hegel's philosophy against Schelling and his followers, attracted particular attention .

In 1849 he was appointed editor-in-chief of the Berlinische Nachrichten von Staats- und schehrteachen , commonly known as Spenersche Zeitung , which he held for three decades until the newspaper was transferred to other publishing hands in 1872. During this time he gained a high reputation and wide notoriety. He was one of the co-founders of the Berlin Press Association , a predecessor of the Berlin Press Club , and was its first chairman.

After leaving immediate journalistic activity, he continued to appear as a philosophical author and commentator on economic and political developments.

Freemasonry

Alexis Bravmann Schmidt was accepted into Freemasonry in 1854 . From 1855 he belonged to the Johannisloge To the three golden keys and the Andreasloge Indissolublilis in Berlin; In 1872 he became the presiding master of both lodges. In 1870, Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia appointed him to the Council of Orders as Master of the Grand State Lodge of the Freemasons of Germany . Schmidt became the highest architect of the order and after Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm and his successors Caesar Carl Ludwig von Dachroeden (1874–1877) and Gustav von Ziegler (1877–1882) in 1882 himself master of the order. Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia succeeded Schmidt in this capacity in 1895.

Schmidt was an honorary member of the Freemasons Provincial Lodge in Kristianstad in Sweden. On March 13, 1894 he was made a knight of the Swedish order of Charles XIII. beaten, reserved for Freemasons.

Others

Alexis Bravmann Schmidt was married to a daughter of the pharmacist Blell in Berlin. His grave is in the Old St. Matthew Cemetery in Berlin-Schöneberg.

He was a member of the Comenius Society founded in 1891 by the secret archivist Ludwig Keller for the care of science and popular education .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cf. Martin Hundt (ed.): The exchange of editorial letters for the Hallische, German and Franco-German yearbooks (1837-1844) . Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2010.
2. ↑ See under Scriptures .

Fonts (selection)

• Alexis Schmidt: Illumination of the new Schellingschen teaching from the side of philosophy and theology. In addition to presentation and criticism of earlier Schelling's philosophy and his apology of metaphysics, especially Hegel's against Schelling and Trendelenburg. Scherk Athenaeum, Berlin 1843.

literature

• Anton Frans Karl Anjou: Riddare af Konung Carl XIII: s orden 1811-1900. Biografiska anteckningar. Eskjö 1900, p. 179 f. ( Digitized version )
• Obituary by Ludwig Keller in: Comenius-Blätter für Volkserbildung 11/12 (1903), p. 65.