Bartholomäus Botsack
Bartholomäus Botsack or Barthold Botsack (born April 24, 1649 in Lübeck ; † April 16, 1709 in Copenhagen ) was a German Lutheran theologian and pastor at the Katharinenkirche in Braunschweig , superintendent for the churches and schools of the province of Braunschweig, professor and consistorial assessor in Copenhagen .
life and work
Study and educational trip
Botsack was the son of a Lübeck merchant and vicar at the cathedral chapter , who died early. He was accepted and taught by Johannes Reiche the Younger (1617–1688), pastor at the Lübeck Aegidienkirche and later senior . The study of philosophy and theology at the University of Giessen , which began in 1668 or 1669, was followed by a doctorate in philosophy on March 14, 1672. With the help of a scholarship, he went on an educational trip that took him via Lübeck to Danzig . In Danzig he met his uncle, who was working there, the Lutheran theologian and pastor Johann Botsack . On his journey he went on to Koenigsberg and Copenhagen, where he also visited relatives. After his return he continued his studies in Giessen. In 1676 he became a licentiate in theology and preacher at the town church in Giessen.
Activity in Braunschweig and Copenhagen
The Brunswick Duke Rudolf August heard Botsack give a guest sermon in the castle church in Sangerhausen and then engaged him in 1678 as pastor at the Katharinenkirche in Brunswick. In 1683 the Duke appointed him the first superintendent of Braunschweig since the city was conquered in 1671. With the support of the duke, Botsack received his doctorate in theology from the University of Giessen. After the death of Helmstedt theology professor Johann Eberhard Bußmann in 1692, Botsack was to become his successor as a university professor, abbot of the Mariental monastery and general superintendent.
Due to delays, however, he followed a call to Copenhagen, where he worked until his death as the successor of Johannes Lassenius as pastor of the German-speaking Lutheran Petri congregation and as a theology professor at the university .
In addition to Latin, Greek and Hebrew, Botsack also spoke English, French and Danish. Numerous theological writings, sermons and disputations from him have survived.
He was married to Dorothea Haberkorn, daughter of the Giessen theologian Peter Haberkorn .
literature
- Botsac, Barthold . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 2 : Beccau – Brandis . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1888, p. 550 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
- Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 103 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Markus Matthias: Johann Wilhelm and Johanna Eleonora Petersen: A biography until Petersen's impeachment in 1692. 1993, p. 32.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Botsack, Bartholomew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Botsack, Barthold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and pastor, superintendent of the city of Braunschweig |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1649 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lübeck |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 1709 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |