David Claparède
David Claparède (born February 6, 1727 in Geneva ; † June 12, 1801 there ) was a Geneva Protestant pastor and university professor .
Life
David Claparède came from the upper middle class Claparède family and was the son of pastor Jacques Claparède and his wife Anne-Madeleine (née Guainier).
He enrolled in 1746 to study theology at the University of Geneva , which he finished in 1750 and continued in 1752 at the University of Leiden . In 1758 he became pastor in Jussy and from 1761 to 1790 he was pastor in Geneva.
From 1763 to 1798 he gave lectures on exegesis and morality at the University of Geneva and was its rector from 1770 to 1774 . From 1795 to 1801 he was dean of the Compagnie des pasteurs , an organ that was supposed to control life in reformed Geneva .
In his work Considérations sur les miracles de l'Evangile ("Explanations on the miracles of the Gospel"), which was translated into German in 1774, he responded to Jean-Jacques Rousseau's criticism of the biblical miracles in the third letter of the Lettres écrites de la montagne .
David Claparède was married to Anne, daughter of Jacques Gallatin, lawyer and captain in the French service, from 1764 .
Fonts (selection)
- with Henri-Albert Gosse , François de Roches: Tentamen de religione christiana, per praesentem rerum mundanarum constitutionem vindicanda. Typis Henrici-Alberti Gosse, Geneva 1750.
- Considerations sur les miracles de l'Evangile, pour servir de reponse aux difficultés de Mr. JJ Rousseau, dans sa 3e. lettre ecrite de la montagne . Geneva 1765; Text archive - Internet Archive .
- with Etienne Blanc, Jean-Pierre Bonnant, Etienne-Salomon Reybaz: Dissertatio theologica de mundi creatione et interitu. Typographia Steph. Blanc & JP Bonnant, Geneva 1765.
- Jacob Bergeon, Fortuné Barthélemy de Félice: Remarque d'un ministre de l'Evangile sur la troisième the "Lettres de la montagne écrites" par Mr. JJ Rousseau . FB de Félice, Yverdon 1765.
- with Pierre Pellet; Jean-Louis De Roches: Dissertatio theologica de authentia librorum Novi Testamenti. Typographia P. Pellet et filii, Geneva 1767.
- with David Badollet: De veteris Palaestinae amplitudine, fertilitate et eiusdem incolarum multitudine. Geneva 1769.
- with Carl Bonnet, Johann Caspar Lavater , James Duchal: Mr. Carl Bonnet's philosophical examination of the evidence for Christianity: including ideas of the future happiness of man; along with his speech at the baptism of two Israelites. Ascetic Society, Güstrow 1773.
- Mr. Jacob Duchals, MA, reasons for presuming the truth and the divine reputation of the Christian religion. Translated from English. Along with reflections on the marvels of the Gospel from the French of Mr. Claparede. At the expense of the Ascetic Society, Güstrow 1773.
- Reflections on the Miracles of the Gospel: In Answering the Troubles JJ Rosseau arose in response . / From the French of Mr. Claparede. Frankfurt am Main 1774.
- with Jean-Léonard Pellet, Jacques-François-Abraham Weber: De diversarum linguarum origine, juxta Mosem: aut dissertatio ad Genes. cap. XI. v. 1-9. Typographia JL Pellet, Geneva 1776.
- with Petrus-Franciscus Prevost, Petrus Galissard de Marignac, Jean-Léonard Pellet: Brevis et pacifica de dæmoniacis diquisitio. Quam juvante deo sub præsidio Davidis Claparede Publicè tueri conabitur PF Prevost Genevensis, Auctor. The proximâ Aprilis horâ 2. loco solito. Pellet, Geneva 1777.
- with Jean-Léonard Pellet, Jean-Jacques Delasauzais: Disquisitio de Mose sanitati civium providente. Typographia Joh. Leonard Pellet, Geneva 1783.
- De eloquentia sacra, dissertatio Ia; De verbi divini praeconio., Dissertatio 2a; De eloquentia sacra, dissertation III. 1783.
- with Marc-Théophile Coutau dit Abauzit, Jean-Pierre Bonnant: Meditatio de terrae motibus, philosophice et theologice conspectis. Th. Theol. Geneva 1784.
- with Jean-Pierre-Etienne Vaucher , Jean-Pierre Bonnant: Theses theologicae de Dei existentia, quatenus ex mundi “contingentia” probari potest. Bonnant, Geneva 1787.
- with Jean-Louis Duby, François Dufart: Disquisitio theologica de origine mali. Franc. Dufart, Geneva 1788.
- with Louis Valette, Jean-Emmanuel Didier: Disquisitio theologica de magno revelationis momento. Th. Theol. Geneva 1792.
- Sermons sur divers textes de l'Ecriture-sainte, par Mr. David Claparede . Geneva 1805.
Web links
- Olivier Fatio: David Claparède. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Claparède. Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
- ^ Compagnie des pasteurs. Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Claparède, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Geneva Protestant pastor and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1727 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1801 |
| Place of death | Geneva |