Engelbert Klüpfel
Engelbert Klüpfel , OESA (born January 18, 1733 in Wipfeld near Schweinfurt , † July 8, 1811 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; born Johann Andreas Klüpfel ) was a German Catholic theologian .
life and work
Engelbert Klüpfel studied in Freiburg im Üechtland , Erfurt , Freiburg im Breisgau and Konstanz . He joined the religious order of the Augustinian Hermits (OESA) , the religious profession took place in 1751. In 1756 he was ordained a priest . Klüpfel initially worked as a teacher at the Augustinian religious schools in Münnerstadt (1759–63), Oberndorf am Neckar (1763–65), Mainz (1765–66) and Konstanz (1766–67). In 1767 he was with the topic De statu naturae purae the doctor of theology doctorate and professorAppointed at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau, initially for dogmatics , from 1785 also for apologetics . In 1805 he was retired .
Klüpfel was considered one of the most important theologians in the Age of Enlightenment . His most important work was the two-volume textbook of the Dogmatik Institutiones theologiae dogmaticae (1789). He was editor of the Nova Bibliotheca Ecclesiastica Friburgensis (7 volumes, 1775–90).
The Literaturhaus Wipfeld houses a permanent exhibition and uses audio stations to present excerpts from his work.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Klüpfel, Johann Andreas . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 12th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1864, p. 122 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Franz Heinrich Reusch : Klüpfel, Johann Andreas . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 258 f.
- Wendelin Rauch : Engelbert Klüpfel, a leading theologian of the Enlightenment period . Herder, Freiburg i. Br. 1922.
- Wolfgang Müller : Klüpfel, Engelbert. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-428-00193-1 , p. 136 ( digitized version ).
- Max Seckler : Klüpfel, Engelbert. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 4, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-038-7 , Sp. 95-97.
Web links
- Biography and bibliography at the Freiburg University Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klüpfel, Engelbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klüpfel, Johann Andreas (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Roman Catholic theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1733 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wipfeld near Schweinfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 1811 |
| Place of death | Freiburg in Breisgau |