Ferdinand Justius Luther

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Ferdinand Justius Luther (Ferdinand Justin Luther, born September 27, jul. / 9. October  1838 greg. In Tallinn , Governorate of Estonia , † July 21 jul. / 3. August  1910 greg. ) Was a Baltic German Lutheran pastor and theologian .

life and work

Luther was born as the son of the Estonian entrepreneur and businessman Alexander Martin Luther (1810–1876) and his first wife Louise Luther, b. Gebauer, (1812-1844) born. The mother died very early.

From 1850 to 1856 Luther attended the renowned cathedral school in the Estonian capital Tallinn (German Reval ). He then studied 1856/57 and from 1859 to 1862 Protestant theology at the University of Tartu (then Imperial University of Dorpat ). He then worked in 1858 as a private tutor with the family v. Benckendorff in Liigvalla ( Löwenwolde ), 1864/64 with the von Wendrich family in Mädapea ( Mettapäh ) and finally with the theologian Georg Michael von Paucker (1828-1892) in Rakvere ( Wesenberg ). He was ordained on September 13, 1864 .

From 1864 to 1867 Luther was employed as a parish vicar . From September 1867 he was pastor of the newly founded parish in Emmaste ( Emmast ) on the second largest Estonian island Hiiumaa ( Dagö ). In January 1876 he became pastor of the nearby parish Käina ( Keinis ).

From 1883 to 1885 Luther was pastor-deacon at the Nikolaikirche in the Estonian capital Tallinn. From 1885 to 1909 he was employed there as senior pastor.

From 1885 until its dissolution in 1889, Luther was a member of the Tallinn Consistory as an assessor . From 1901 to 1904 he was a spiritual member of the Consistory of Estonia. In January 1909 he retired.

Ferdinand Justius Luther published numerous articles on the situation of the church.

Private life

Ferdinand Justius Luther married Marie Steding in February 1869. Her son was the theologian Ralf Johannes Ferdinand Luther (1887–1931).

literature

  • Erik Amburger (ed.): The pastors of the consistorial district of Estonia 1885-1919. Edited by Helmut Intelmann with the assistance of Helmut Speer and Karl-Johann Paulsen. Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag 1988 (= sources and studies on Baltic history, volume 11)
  • Liivi Aarma: Põhja-Eesti vaimulike lühielulood 1525–1885. Tallinn 2007

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Ferdinand Justius Luther. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
personal data
SURNAME Luther, Ferdinand Justius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Luther, Ferdinand Justu; Luther, Ferdinand Justinus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Baltic German Lutheran clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn
DATE OF DEATH August 3, 1910
Place of death Tallinn