Daniel Zwicker

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Daniel Zwicker (born January 22, 1612 in Danzig ; † November 10, 1678 in Amsterdam ) was a German physician and author of Socinian theological writings.

life and work

Zwicker was born in 1612 as the son of Friedrich Zwicker, who worked as a Lutheran pastor at the Bartholomew Church in Gdansk. In 1629 he began studying medicine at the University of Königsberg . In 1639 he finally received his doctorate at the Dutch University of Leiden . During his student days he first came into contact with representatives of Unitarianism and the Dutch Remonstrants and finally took over Socinian theology. After receiving his doctorate, Zwicker returned to Danzig, where he came into contact with the Unitarian theologian Martin Ruarus , who had lived in Danzig since 1631. In literary terms, he also dealt with representatives of Lutheran orthodoxy such as Johann Botsack and Abraham Calov during this time, asserting his anti-Trinitarian and theological-rationalist views. In 1643, however, Zwicker had to leave Danzig again when he was expelled from the city with other Unitarians. He finally settled in nearby Straszyn ( Strashin ). Having previously in Gdansk on Hutterite was met missionaries, he went in 1650 on a study visit to Slovakia , where he on from some time Andreas Ehrenpreis led Bruderhof in Sobotište (German: Sobotischt even Freischütz ) spent. Zwicker advocated the theologically founded pacifism represented by the Anabaptists and the communitarian way of life of the Hutterites. Zwicker also negated the incarnation of God and the pre-existence of Christ . In terms of denominational history, he spoke early on in favor of overcoming denominational differences and saw the different Christian denominations as integral parts of a comprehensive Christian church. In the following years, Zwicker wrote a number of theological works in German, Latin and Dutch / Flemish. After the beginning of the Polish Counter-Reformation and re-Catholicization , he went into exile in the Netherlands in 1657 , where he finally died a year later in Amsterdam.

literature

personal data
SURNAME Zwicker, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Medic and Socinian writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1612
PLACE OF BIRTH Danzig
DATE OF DEATH November 10, 1678
Place of death Amsterdam