Carl Johann Koch
Carl Johann Koch (* March 31st July / April 12th 1803 greg. In Tallinn ; † December 28, 1863 July / January 9th 1864 greg. Ibid) was a Baltic German pastor and theologian .
life and work
Carl Johann Koch was born in the Estonian capital Tallinn (German Reval ). There he attended the renowned "Imperial Urban High School".
Subsequently, he studied from 1824 to 1827 theology at the University of Tartu (then Imperial University of Tartu ). After studying in Tartu , Livonia , he went to Germany for further training before returning to his Baltic homeland. He was ordained a pastor on June 24, 1835.
From 1835 until his death, Carl Johann Koch was pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Hageri ( Haggers ). The place was the center of one of the oldest parishes in present-day Estonia. In 1851, Koch had the roof and vaults of the historic Lamberti Church renewed. At the same time he raised money for the installation of a church organ .
Koch remained closely associated with the cathedral parish in Tallinn throughout his life . In 1846 he was appointed co-director of the orphanage of the cathedral parish and head of the poor fund.
Carl Johann Koch died in Tallinn in 1864, but is buried in Hageri. Koch's successor as pastor in Hageri was the Baltic German theologian Alexander Anton Hörschelmann (1836–1885).
Private life
Carl Johann Koch was married twice. His first wife, Johanna Wilhelmine Anna Caroline, was the daughter of Koch's predecessor as pastor of Hageri, David Friedrich Ignatius (1765–1834). His second wife, Alexandrine Henriette, was born by Freymann. Her father was the personal physician of the Russian Tsar Nicholas I (1796–1855).
Web links
- Works by Carl Johann Koch in the holdings of the Estonian National Library , Tallinn.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koch, Carl Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baltic German pastor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tallinn |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1864 |
| Place of death | Tallinn |