Carl Gotthard Hammerbeck

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Pastor Carl Gotthard Hammerbeck (1800–1870) with the Golden Preacher pectoral cross and the Crimean War pectoral cross
Grave of Carl Gotthard Hammerbeck

Carl Gotthard Hammerbeck (* 3rd August July / 15 August  1800 greg. In Weissenstein ; † 25 February July / 9 March  1870 greg. In Fellin ) was a Baltic German clergyman.

Life

His parents were the master locksmith Christian Friedrich Hammerbeck (1754–1823) and Anna Elisabeth, b. Stenfors. Carl Gotthard Hammerbeck first attended the district school in his hometown Weissenstein and then from 1815 to 1820 the Gustav Adolf grammar school in Reval. From 1820 to 1823 he studied theology in Dorpat . After graduating, he initially worked as a tutor. In 1825 he became pastor of Weissenstein and St. Annen. His ordination took place on November 15, 1825 in the knight's and cathedral church by pastor Hörschelmann.

Carl Gotthard Hammerbeck founded the first Estonian-speaking school in Weissenstein.

In 1826 he married Franziska Ahlbaum. The marriage had a son, Karl Georg Hammerbeck (1831–1875).

In June 1866 he suffered a stroke in the pulpit and took his leave the following month. He then moved to Fellin , where he died in 1870. He was buried in Weissenstein.

Awards and honors

The "Paide Hammerbecki Põhikool" in Weissenstein bears his name.

Publications

  • Speech on the 2nd anniversary of the orphanage in Weissenstein. In: Carl Matthias Henning (Ed.): Evangelical testimonies. Lindfors, Reval 1837, p. 181.
  • News of the contributions to the reconstruction of the church in Weissenstein, which burned down in 1845. In: The domestic . No. 4, 1847, p. 75 and No. 42, 1848, pp. 911-913.

Web links

Commons : Carl Gotthard Hammerbeck  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carl Gotthard Hammerbeck. In: Hugo Richard Paucker : Ehstlands clergy in orderly chronological order. Lindfors, Reval 1849, p. 243.
  2. ^ Hammerbeck, Karl Gotthard. In: Album Estonorum. Tallinn 1939.
  3. ^ Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Carl Gotthard Hammerbeck. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
  4. ↑ a b c d Hammerbeck, Carl Gotthard. In: Eduard Peter Heinrich Paucker: Ehstland's churches and preachers since 1848. Kluge, Reval 1885, p. 54.
personal data
SURNAME Hammerbeck, Carl Gotthard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Baltic German clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH Weissenstein
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 1870
Place of death Fellin