Ferdinand Dietrich Nikolai Hoerschelmann

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Ferdinand Dietrich Nikolai Hoerschelmann (* December 21, 1833 . Jul / 2. January  1834 greg. In St. Martens , † January 20 jul. / 2. February  1902 greg. In Tartu ) was a Baltic German Protestant pastor , theologian and university teachers .

Life

Ferdinand Hoerschelmann was the son of the pastor of St. Martens Otto August Leopold Hoerschelmann (1800–1874) and his first wife Antoinette Natalie (1809–1834) from the Luther family , grandson of Revaler pastor Ferdinand Ludwig Hoerschelmann (1773–1852) and great-grandson of Revaler high school professor Ernst August Wilhelm Hoerschelmann .

Ferdinand Hoerschelmann was, like his younger brothers, a good singer, so that he appeared with them as the Revaler Quartet . He had perfect pitch and learned to play the organ as a child . In 1852 he began studying theology at the University of Dorpat . After graduating, he became a tutor on the Kursell family estate . At the same time, he was serving his father's probationary year as a pastor by preaching fortnightly in St. Martens. In 1858 he became an adjunct to Pastor Valentin von Holst in Fellin , after whose death in 1861 he became pastor ordinary of the rural parish Fellin. He continued to be musically active and transferred German hymns into Estonian for the Fellin church choir. In 1873 Hoerschelmann became provost .

University Church of Tartu (2011)

In 1875 the University of Dorpat appointed him to the chair of practical theology , which Theodosius Harnack had previously held. He also took over the position of university preacher. When in 1881 Alexander III. did not confirm the privileges of the Germans in the Baltic Sea Governments after his accession to the throne , the pressure of the government, the Russian Orthodox Church and the Estonian national movement on the German Lutheran pastors increased. In his sermons, Hoerschelmann campaigned for a balance between the interests of nationalities and the state and the churches. In this sense, he had already commented on the May laws there in 1875 during the Kulturkampf in the German Empire . 1884–1890 and 1894–1898 he was also the spiritual assistant of the Livonian Consistory . In 1900 he was re-elected dean of the theological faculty of the University of Dorpat. However, he was not confirmed by the government of the governorate because he refused to hold his events in Russian, especially since he had previously raised an objection to the Russification policy at the relevant ministry in St. Petersburg on behalf of the faculty . In 1900 he retired , but remained a university preacher until his death.

Honors

Works

  • Andreas Knopken, the reformer of Riga. A contribution to the church history of Livonia . Deichert, Leipzig 1896.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Hoerschelmann family on et.wikipedia
  2. ↑ a b Cord Aschenbrenner: The Evangelical Rectory, 300 Years of Faith, Spirit and Power. A family story . Siedler Verlag , Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-8275-0013-7 , Genealogy of the family on the back cover.
  3. ↑ Cord Aschenbrenner: The Protestant rectory, 300 years of faith, spirit and power. A family story . Siedler Verlag , Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-8275-0013-7 , p. 144.
  4. ↑ a b Cord Aschenbrenner: The Evangelical Rectory, 300 Years of Faith, Spirit and Power. A family story. Siedler Verlag, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-8275-0013-7 , pp. 149–150.
  5. ↑ a b c Cord Aschenbrenner: The Protestant rectory, 300 years of faith, spirit and power. A family story . Siedler Verlag , Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-8275-0013-7 , pp. 174–175.
  6. ↑ Cord Aschenbrenner: The Protestant rectory, 300 years of faith, spirit and power. A family story . Siedler Verlag , Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-8275-0013-7 , pp. 157–158.
  7. ^ Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Ferdinand Dietrich Nicolai Hörschelmann. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
personal data
SURNAME Hoerschelmann, Ferdinand Dietrich Nikolai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hörschelmann, Ferdinand Dietrich Nicolai
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Baltic German Protestant pastor, theologian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Martens
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 1902
Place of death Dorpat