Anton Brunsen

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Anton Brunsen (also Brunsenius ; * January 6, 1641 in Bremen ; † October 17, July / October 27, 1693 greg. In Berlin ) was a German Reformed theologian and court preacher to the Elector of Brandenburg in Berlin.

Life

After studying theology at the reformed grammar school illustrious in Bremen, Brunsen passed his examination as a ministerial candidate in 1662 and then worked as a private tutor for noble families. In 1667/68 he represented the pastor of the Martinikirche in Bremen for nine months . An educational trip took him from 1668 to 1670 via the Netherlands (Franeker, Groningen, Leiden) and Oxford to Duisburg, where he studied at the Old University and at the same time worked as a tutor in the family of Brandenburg's First Minister Otto von Schwerin .

In 1670 Brunsen was appointed court preacher to Duke Christian von Liegnitz-Brieg . In 1671 he also became a professor at the grammar school in Brzeg and in 1674 took over the rectorate. When the Silesian Piast dynasty died out with the death of Duke Christian's son Georg Wilhelm in 1675 and the Counter-Reformation was carried out in the duchies of Liegnitz - Brieg by Emperor Leopold as the new sovereign , Brunsen's position became increasingly difficult. Until her death in 1680 he was still able to work as a preacher for Duchess Luise at Ohlau Castle . In the same year he was appointed by the Great Elector as court preacher to Potsdam appointed. In 1683 he took over the position of the late court and cathedral preacher Johann Kunsch von Breitenwald in Cölln (albeit without the title of cathedral preacher, since he continued to work a lot in Potsdam). He campaigned for the admission of the Huguenots persecuted in France .

In addition to numerous casual sermons, Brunsen also published an interpretation of the Heidelberg Catechism and a plan for rapprochement between the Reformed and Lutheran churches . He also translated edification writings by the English puritans Thomas Gouge (1609–1681), Thomas Watson and Richard Baxter into German.

Brunsen was married to Anna Margaretha, the daughter of Heinrich Martin, a councilor from Liegnitz. His son Philipp Anton († 1723) was court librarian in Berlin.

literature

  • Rudolf von Thadden : The Brandenburg-Prussian court preachers in the 17th and 18th centuries. A contribution to the history of the absolutist state society in Brandenburg-Prussia. de Gruyter, Berlin 1959, p. 191 f.
  • Lothar Noack, Jürgen Splett: Bio Bibliographies. Brandenburg scholars of the early modern period. Berlin-Cölln 1640–1688. de Gruyter, Berlin 1997, pp. 84-88. ISBN 3-05-002840-8 .
  • Peter Bahl : The court of the great elector. Böhlau-Verlag, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2001, esp.p. 441. ISBN 3-412-08300-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Christian House Father. Völcker, Berlin 1671.
  2. ↑ Zealous Christianity. first Tschorn, Brieg 1672; then Kästner, Frankfurt a. O. 1678 ( digitized version ); several new editions until 1689.
  3. ↑ Christian Hauss book: What even a simple-minded common man can learn from ... Runge, Berlin 1685.
personal data
SURNAME Brunsen, Anton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brunsenius, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Reformed theologian and court preacher to the Elector of Brandenburg
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1641
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1693
Place of death Berlin