Emil Wilhelm Krummacher
Emil Wilhelm Krummacher (born May 7, 1798 in Moers , † January 14, 1886 in Bonn ) was a German Reformed theologian .
Life
Emil Wilhelm Krummacher was the son of Friedrich Adolf Krummacher , the younger brother of Friedrich Wilhelm Krummacher and the father of Karl Emil Krummacher and Hermann Friedrich Krummacher , who later became the Consistorial Councilor in Stettin .
During his studies he became a member of the original fraternity and the Teutonia Halle fraternity in Jena in 1817 and of the Germania fraternity in Tübingen in 1819 . After studying theology in Jena and Tübingen and ordination in Basel , Emil Wilhelm Krummacher was first pastor in Coswig near Wittenberg , then in Baerl near Moers , from 1825 in Langenberg near Elberfeld and from 1841 in Duisburg . In 1876 he retired and moved to Bonn .
Krummacher was one of the pastors of the Lower Rhine awakening movement . He published numerous theological and edifying writings, including some volumes of sermons, an adaptation of the Heidelberg Catechism and a collection of sermons by his uncle Gottfried Daniel Krummacher with a biography, which later appeared separately. He received for his publications in 1854 from the University of Basel , the Ehrenlizentiaten - and in 1871 on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the official honorary doctorate .
Fonts (selection)
- Golden words on the precious doctrine of free grace. Hassel, Elberfeld 1832 ( digitized version ).
- Godfr. Dan. Krummacher's good news in forty-five sermons. Hassel, Elberfeld 1838.
- Expectorations on the study of theology. Vade mecum for my Hermann and for theology students in general. Bädeker, Essen 1847.
- Memoirs of a Spiritual Veteran. From the posthumous records ed. by Hermann Krummacher. Essen 1889.
literature
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume II: Artists. Winter, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8253-6813-5 , pp. 424-425.
- Peter Kaupp (edit.): Stamm-Buch of the Jenaische Burschenschaft. The members of the original fraternity 1815-1819 (= treatises on student and higher education. Vol. 14). SH-Verlag, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-89498-156-3 , p. 110.
- Uwe Eckardt: Krummacher, Emil Wilhelm. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 4, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-038-7 , Sp. 713-714.
- Wilhelm Lötschert: Pastor Emil Krummacher. Parental home, career and his parish in Duisburg (1841–1875). In: Duisburger Forschungen 11 (1968), pp. 77-88.
See also
Web links
- Literature by and about Emil Wilhelm Krummacher in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Emil Wilhelm Krummacher in the German Digital Library
- Emil Wilhelm Krummacher in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krummacher, Emil Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German reformed theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1798 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moers |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1886 |
| Place of death | Bonn |