Conrad Matthies
Conrad Stephan Matthies (born April 8, 1807 in Hildesheim ; † May 13, 1856 in Zehlendorf ) was a German theologian and member of the Frankfurt National Assembly .
Matthies was born in Hildesheim in 1807 as the son of a wealthy master baker. He graduated from the Andreanum high school in his hometown and studied theology in Göttingen and Berlin . After completing his studies as a Lic. Theol. he received an extraordinary professorship in Protestant theology in Berlin in 1832 . However, since he was enthusiastic about Hegel and the Hegelian dialectic had a strong influence on his thinking, he broke away from theology and in 1844 became professor of philosophy at the University of Greifswald . He was also interested in the gymnastics movement and practiced various sports such as swimming and fencing himself. This earned him the special admiration of his students.
Matthies was elected to the National Assembly for the 13th constituency of the province of Pomerania ( Wolgast ), to which he belonged from May 18, 1848 to May 20, 1848, but he later changed and was a member of the 14th constituency ( Grimmen ) Gustav von Hagenow . Georg Beseler took over his 13th constituency . Matthies did not belong to any parliamentary group, but voted with the right center. Matthies did not emerge as a speaker.
In 1852 he became rector of the University of Greifswald, but had to seek treatment in 1855 because of increasing mental confusion (possibly Alzheimer's disease ); soon afterwards he died in the Zehlendorf sanatorium.
Conrad Matthies belonged to the Freemason Lodge Carl to the three griffins in Greifswald.
Matthie's main philosophical work on the Platonic and Aristotelian state idea was published in Greifswald in 1848.
See also
literature
- Jürgen Borchert: Off to Frankfurt: Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania parliamentarians as members of the Paulskirche 1848/49 , State Center for Political Education Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin 1998, ISBN 3-931185-44-3 .
- Adolf Häckermann : Matthies, Konrad Stephan . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 674 f.
- Niebour-Wilmersdorf: The representatives of Pomerania in the Frankfurt National Assembly. In: Monthly sheets of the society for Pomeranian history and antiquity . Volume 25, 1911, p. 163.
Web links
- Literature about Conrad Matthies in the Landesbibliographie MV
- Conrad Matthies . In: Heinrich Best : The members of the Frankfurt National Assembly 1848/1849 (BIORAB-FRANKFURT) (the exact data set must be found).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johann Gottfried Ludwig Kosegarten | Rector of the University of Greifswald 1852 |
Friedrich August Gottlob Berndt |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matthies, Conrad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Matthies, Conrad Stephan; Matthies, Konrad Stephan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian and philosopher, member of the Frankfurt National Assembly |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hildesheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1856 |
| Place of death | Zehlendorf |