Christoph Theodosius Walther
Christoph Theodosius Walther (born December 20, 1699 in Schildberg near Soldin , Neumark , † April 29, 1741 in Dresden ) was a pietistic preacher , philologist and missionary of the Danish-English-Halle mission in Tranquebar, southern India .
Life
After the early death of his father, a Protestant pastor, Walther came into the care of his maternal grandfather, pastor David Torfstecher, at the age of 7, who ensured that the boy received a solid education. After graduating from high school, Walther initially worked as a teacher, but became increasingly enthusiastic about the idea of missions and began studying theology in Halle in 1720. At the end of 1724 he traveled to India as a missionary, from where he - in bad health - did not return until the spring of 1740 after a 15-year stay. Walther died less than a year later and was buried in the Elias cemetery. His estate with numerous manuscripts and letters about his life and work in India is kept in the archive of the Francke Foundations in Halle .
Works
literature
- Viktor Hantzsch : Walther, Christoph Theodosius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 54, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1908, pp. 789-791.
Web links
- Literature by and about Christoph Theodosius Walther in the catalog of the German National Library
- Robin Pack, Christoph Theodosius Walther (1699–1741). Njanaawâlutâr - Life and last hours of a Danish missionary in Tranquebar, in: Leben in Leichenpredigte 10/2012 [with detailed references] (online) .
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Blanckmeister: Saxon Church History . F. Sturm, 1899, p. 248.
- ↑ Database on the individual manuscripts in the historical archive departments. Francke Foundations, accessed April 20, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walther, Christoph Theodosius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pietist preacher, philologist and missionary in India |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1699 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schildberg near Soldin, Neumark |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1741 |
| Place of death | Dresden |