Christian Friedrich Knorr
Christian Friedrich Knorr (born December 19, 1646 in Osterode am Harz ; † January 4, 1704 ibid) was a German Lutheran theologian, consistorial councilor and general superintendent of the general diocese of Grubenhagen and the Harz region .
Life
Knorr, a son of the government councilor Dr. Balthasar Knorr, received private tuition and attended the Walkenried monastery school from 1663 before he began studying at the University of Rinteln in 1667 . In 1671 he moved to the University of Jena . After a trip through Switzerland, France, England and the Netherlands, he completed his studies on May 29, 1676 as Lic. Theol. in Helmstedt . In 1675 he became pastor and superintendent at the St. Jacobi Castle Church in Osterode. From 1677 he was also general superintendent for the principality of Grubenhagen. In 1687 he became a member of the consistory in Hanover.
literature
- Heinrich Wilhelm Rotermund : The learned Hanover or lexicon of writers, learned businessmen and artists who have lived and are still alive since the Reformation in and outside of all the provinces belonging to the Kingdom of Hanover, compiled from the most credible writers . Volume 1, Bremen 1823, p. 76f.
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| SURNAME | Knorr, Christian Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian, consistorial councilor and general superintendent of the General Diocese of Grubenhagen and on the Harz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1646 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osterode am Harz |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 1704 |
| Place of death | Osterode am Harz |