August Köhler (theologian)
Philipp August Köhler (born February 8, 1835 in Schmalenberg , † February 17, 1897 in Erlangen ) was a German Protestant theologian and university professor .
Life
family
August Köhler was the son of pastor Wilhelm Köhler and his wife Eleonore (née Holtzbacher).
Since 1872 he was married to Antonie Adolfine Luise Döderlein (née Köster) and they had one child together.
Career
August Köhler attended elementary school and then the Latin school and grammar school (until it was dissolved in 1987: Herzog-Wolfgang grammar school ) in Zweibrücken .
He enrolled as a theology student at the University of Bonn in the winter semester 1851/1852 and continued his studies in the winter semester 1852/1853 at the University of Erlangen and in the winter semester 1853/1854 at the University of Utrecht ; In 1855 he passed his first theological exam in Speyer and his second theological exam in Ansbach in June 1857 .
He was promoted to Dr. phil. and on August 8, 1857 in Erlangen as Lic. theol. PhD.
On August 12, 1857 , he completed his habilitation as a private lecturer for the Old Testament at the University of Erlangen, where he held his first lecture on November 4, 1857. On May 1, 1862, he became associate professor for Old Testament exegesis until he was in the winter semester of 1864/1865 was appointed full professor for Old Testament exegesis and auxiliary sciences at the University of Jena and on September 5, 1866 as full professor for Old Testament at the University of Bonn.
On April 1, 1868, he returned to Erlangen and taught the Old Testament until his death; During this time he was Vice-Rector of the University in 1885/1886 , his Rector's speech was entitled On the Basic Views of the Book of Koheleth .
Ernst Sellin was one of his students .
At the University of Erlangen he was a member of the academic senate and a representative of the theological faculty in Erlangen in the Bavarian General Synod .
Theological and literary work
His theological direction was particularly influenced by Franz Delitzsch and Johann von Hofmann . He was considered one of the most thorough and learned Old Testament researchers of his time. His first major work was an exegetical, a commentary on the post-exilic prophets Haggai , Zechariah and Malachi , which was published in three volumes in 1860, 1861 and 1863.
In 1875 he published the first volume of his actual life's work, the textbook of the Biblical History of the Old Testament , which he finished with the last volume in 1893. In this work he presented the differences between the various Old Testament reports and sources and checked them for their credibility.
He published the three-volume church history by Friedrich Rudolf Hasse in 1864.
In 1886 he campaigned for the introduction of the revised Luther Bible in Bavaria through his work on correction of the Lutheran Bible translation .
His last publication was the article Abraham in the 3rd edition of the Realencyklopadie for Protestant Theology and Church , of which he had already been a collaborator in the 2nd edition.
honors and awards
- On September 22nd, 1864, the Theological Faculty of the University of Erlangen appointed August Köhler Dr. theol. hc
- In 1886 he became a knight (1st class) of the Order of Merit of St. Michael .
- In 1894 he was given the title of royal privy councilor .
Fonts (selection)
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Textbook of Biblical History of the Old Testament .
- Volume 1 . Erlangen: Deichert, 1856.
- Volume 2. Leipzig: Deichert, 1893.
- The?? Dutch Reformed Church: characterizing communications about its current state . Erlangen: Deichert, 1856.
- The?? post-exilic prophets.
- Part 1: ?? The?? Haggai's prophecies . Erlangen: Deichert, 1860.
- Volume 2: ?? Of the?? Zechariah's prophecies first half . Erlangen 1861.
- Volume 3: The ?? Zechariah's prophecies second half . Erlangen: Deichert, 1863.
- Volume 4: ?? The?? Prophecies of Malachi . Erlangen: Deichert, 1865.
- Friedrich Rudolf Hasse; August Köhler (ed.): Church history.
- De pronunciatione ac vi sacrosancti tetragrammatis YHWH commentatio . Erlangen 1867.
- Ad audiendam orationem de veteris testamenti cum novo necessitudine pro aditu muneris professoris ordinarii in ordine theologorum evangelicorum Universitatis Fridericiae Guilelmiae Rhenanae the XII. m. januarii a. MDCCCLXVII patria lingua habendam qua par est observantia invitat Augustus Koehler: Inest Commentałio de pronunciatione ac vi sacrosancti tetragrammatis . Erlangae: Deichert, 1867.
literature
- Ernst Sellin: Köhler, August . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 51, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 310 f.
- August Köhler in The Professors and Lecturers of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen 1743–1960. Part 1: Faculty of Theology - Faculty of Law. Erlangen 1993. ISBN 3-922135-92-7 .
- Jochen Eber: Philipp August Köhler: A Palatinate representative of Erlangen theology in the 19th century . Vestigia: Essays on church and state history between the Rhine and Moselle . Saarbrücken, 2003. pp. 237-255.
Web links
- Koehler, August . In: Index entry: German biography .
- August Koehler . In: Index Theologicus .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Welcome to the homepage of Eberhard Ref - Litera K. Accessed on July 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Speech at the beginning of the prorectorate , on historical-kommission-muenchen-edUNGEN.de
- ^ Eckhard Lessing: History of German-speaking Protestant theology from Albrecht Ritschl to the present . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2000, ISBN 978-3-525-56196-6 ( google.de [accessed on July 27, 2020]).
- ^ Johann Jakob Herzog: Realencyklopädie for Protestant Theology and Church. Retrieved July 26, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koehler, August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Köhler, Philipp August; Koehler, Philipp August; Koehler, August; Koehler, Augustus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schmalenberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1897 |
| Place of death | gain |