David Wilhelm Erythropel
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Oil painting in a baroque pomp frame with coat of arms and Latin inscription: Portrait of David Wilhelm Erythropel in the Neustädter Church in Hanover
David Wilhelm Erythropel (born June 20, 1687 in Hanover ; † February 16, 1758 ) was a German Lutheran theologian, consistorial councilor and general superintendent of the General Diocese of Calenberg .
Life
Erythropel was a son of the castle preacher David Rupert Erythropel in Hanover. From 1705 he studied theology in Helmstedt , Leiden , Utrecht and Franeker . In 1709 he made a trip to London. In 1710 he became second pastor at the Neustädter Hof- und Stadtkirche in Hanover, in 1717 first pastor there. From 1732 he was consistorial councilor, from 1742 also general superintendent of Calenberg.
literature
- Heinrich Wilhelm Rotermund : Erythropel (David Wilhelm). In: ders .: 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. 574 f.
- Philipp Meyer : The pastors of the regional churches of Hanover and Schaumburg-Lippes since the Reformation . Göttingen 1941/42.
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| SURNAME | Erythropel, David Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian, consistorial councilor and general superintendent of the General Diocese of Calenberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1687 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1758 |