Emanuel Merian

Emanuel Merian (born March 16, 1732 in Rümlingen , † May 13, 1818 in Basel ) was a Swiss Protestant clergyman.

Life

Emanuel Merian was the son of pastor Friedrich Merian (1686–1760) and his wife Sara (née Burckhardt) (1690–1768).

He began to study philosophy in 1744 and received his doctorate in 1746 for baccalaureus artium and in 1747 for Magister artium . In 1747 he began to study theology. In 1749 he applied unsuccessfully for the chair of moral philosophy at the University of Basel .

In 1752 he was ordained and from 1753 to 1760 he helped in his father's pastoral office. From 1760 to 1764 he was pastor in Bretzwil and from 1764 to 1766 he was an assistant to St. Leonhard in Basel. From 1766 to 1816 he was pastor at Basel Minster and Antistes in Basel.

Emanuel Merian was married to Anna Katharina (née Merian) (1740–1831) since 1763. They had three children together. His grave is next to that of Johannes Oekolampad ; His Latin epitaph hangs in the Maria Magdalena Chapel of Basel Minster.

Theological work

Emanuel Merian published several collections of songs and in 1779 an enlightening guide for the country school masters. At first he was one of the representatives of the Reasonable Orthodoxy , who criticized the disputes of the school theology and emphasized the living faith and the holiness of life, as well as looking for common ground among the Protestant churches. But due to the radical consequences of the Enlightenment and revolutionary ideas, he then took an increasingly restorative position as an antistes .

In 1809 he wrote an expert report for the mayor of Basel on the theory of ghost lore by Johann Heinrich Jung-Stilling , which led to the ban on the dissemination of the theory in Basel.

Fonts (selection)

with Johann Heinrich Faesch: Disquisitio historico critica de Philippi Cominaei commentariis rerum a Ludovico XI. & Carolo VIII. Galliae regibus gestarum / quam occasione vacantis histor. cathedrae. Ad diem April 28th placido submittet examini Io. Henricus Feschius, respondente nobilissimo iuvene Emanuele Meriano, Mag. C. Fil. Frid. in Eccles. Typis Ioh. Iac. Thurnisii, Eman. Fil., Basel 1747.
with Emanuel Faesch: Specimen historicum, sive notata quaedam circa constitutionem regni Francorum tempore Caroli Magni. Typis Ioh. Iacobi Thurnisii, Eman. Fil., Basel 1747.
Emanuel Merian; Johann Heinrich Gleser: Theses philosophicae de libertate humana / quas occasione vacantis cathedrae professoris iuris naturae et gentium ad diem 4. Martii ann. 1749 examini subiiciebat Emanuel Merianus ALM respondente iuvene doctissimo, ornatissimo Iohanne Henrico Glesero phil. stud. Typis Iohannis Conradi à Mechel viduae, Basel 1749.
Diary of my official duties from 16 Aug to 31 Dec 1763 and 1764.
Christian farewell and inaugural sermons. Johannes Schweighauser, Basel 1766.
with Felix Battier: The Qualities and Rewards of True Worshipers of God. Printed by Johannes Schweighauser, Basel 1767.
The image of an unworthy ruler who does not care for religion. Printed by Nikolaus Kölner, Basel 1770.
The story of the suffering and death, the resurrection and ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. Printed by Emanuel Thurneysen, Basel 1771.
Instructions for the country school master. by the von Mechel brothers, Basel 1779.
The praise of music in the spring graduation of the students at Burg in the J. MDCCLXXXI. Printed by Emanuel Thurneysen, Basel 1781.
Christoph Burckhardt; Emanuel Merian: Specimen philosophicum sistens interpretationem et explicationem elegiae II. Lib. IV. Ovidii Tristium. ex Officina Guilielmi Haas, Basel 1789.
Les Maximes Du Bon Citoyen. chez Emanuel Tourneysen, Basel 1790.
Requested expert opinion from a venerable clergy of the city of Basel on Dr. Jung's called Stilling's theory of ghost science. Basel 1809.

Web links

Thomas K. Kuhn: Emanuel Merian. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ Markus Lutz: New Curiosities of the Basel Landscape: or historical, topographical and statistical representation of the former rulers of Birseck and Pfeffingen, incorporated into the Canton of Basel as a result of the Vienna Congress Declaration . Schweighauser, 1805 ( google.de [accessed on March 17, 2020]).
^ Excerpt from the Merian tribe: Younger line. March 8, 2017, accessed March 17, 2020 .
↑ Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung: supplementary sheets . CA Schwetschke, 1819 ( google.de [accessed March 17, 2020]).
^ Basler Muenster. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
↑ Andreas Pronay: The Latin grave inscriptions in the cloisters of the Basel Cathedral . Schwabe, 2016, ISBN 978-3-7965-3665-6 ( google.de [accessed on March 17, 2020]).
^ Protestant Orthodoxy. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
↑ Johann Heinrich Jung-Stilling: Theory of the ghost lore. 1808, accessed March 17, 2020 .
↑ Over-sensual. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Merian, Emanuel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Merian, Emmanuel; Merian, Emanuel, I; Merianus, Emanuel; Merian-Merian, Emanuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss Protestant clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH	March 16, 1732
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ruemlingen
DATE OF DEATH	May 13, 1818
Place of death	Basel

[1] Markus Lutz: New Curiosities of the Basel Landscape: or historical, topographical and statistical representation of the former rulers of Birseck and Pfeffingen, incorporated into the Canton of Basel as a result of the Vienna Congress Declaration . Schweighauser, 1805 ( google.de [accessed on March 17, 2020]).

[2] Excerpt from the Merian tribe: Younger line. March 8, 2017, accessed March 17, 2020 .

[3] Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung: supplementary sheets . CA Schwetschke, 1819 ( google.de [accessed March 17, 2020]).

[4] Basler Muenster. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .

[5] Andreas Pronay: The Latin grave inscriptions in the cloisters of the Basel Cathedral . Schwabe, 2016, ISBN 978-3-7965-3665-6 ( google.de [accessed on March 17, 2020]).

[6] Protestant Orthodoxy. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .

[7] Johann Heinrich Jung-Stilling: Theory of the ghost lore. 1808, accessed March 17, 2020 .

[8] Over-sensual. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .