Frans Burman (theologian, 1628)

Frans Burman

Frans Burman (also: Franciscus Burmann, Burmannus ; born January 13, 1628 in Leiden ; † November 12, 1679 in Utrecht ) was a Dutch Reformed theologian.

Life

The son of pastor Peter Burman (1577-1630) and his second wife Josina Balde (* June 14, 1601; † May 23, 1667) had his first education in Emmerich am Rhein. After the death of his father, he moved with his mother to Leiden, where Frans began his academic training on January 24, 1643 at the school of the Staten-Collegium under Festus Hommius . He completed his theological studies with Christian Wittich (1625–1687) and at the age of 20 he met René Descartes , with whom he had a profound conversation. At the age of 22 he took over a ministerial post in the Reformed congregation in Hanau in 1650 and returned to Leiden in 1651 as sub-rector of the State College, which he took up on September 17 with the speech de Collegiis theologicis et philosophicis (Leiden 1673).

On October 23, 1661, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in theology by the University of Leiden . On July 26, 1662 he was appointed professor of theological dogmatics at the University of Utrecht , which office he assumed on November 12, 1662 with the speech Oratio de doctrina Cristiana . He also became a preacher in Utrecht in 1664 and in 1671 he took over the professorship for church history. As an academic teacher he also took part in the organizational tasks of the Utrecht University and was rector of the alma mater in 1664/65 and 1670/71.

As a theologian he tried the federal theological and salvation-historical interpretation of the biblical writings, which was influential in Dutch Protestantism and based on the idea of ​​the threefold covenant of God (Adam, Moses, Christ), and which was founded by Johannes Coccejus (1603–1669), with the foundations of the Cartesian Connect philosophy of Descartes. His main work Synopsis theologiae was one of the more important achievements of the federalist and at the same time Cartesian school. In the theological controversy, he had to face some hostility from his colleagues. Johann Georg Graevius gave him the funeral oration and collected his academic speeches (Utrecht 1700).

From his marriage on March 17, 1665 to Maria, daughter of Abraham Heidanus (1597–1678), there were four children. One daughter and three sons. Of these, Frans Burman (1671–1719) and Pieter Burman the Elder gained importance as professors.

Fonts

• Verklaring over de vijf boeken Mozes. 1660; Utrecht 1668. German: Frankfurt 1693, Kassel 1705.
• Verklaring over de Boeken Jozua, Ruth en de Rigteren. Utrecht 1675. German: Frankfurt 1695, Kassel 1705.
• Verklaring over de Boeken van Samuel. Utrecht 1678.
• Verklaring over de Boeken der Koningen, Kronijken, Ezra, Nehemia, Esther. Amsterdam 1683. German: Frankfurt 1695, Kassel 1705. Also under the title Verklaring over de H. Schrift van Genesis tot Esther. Amsterdam 1740.
• De moralitate Sabbati hebdomadalis. 1665.
• Synopsis Theologiae et speciatim foederum Dei ab initiis seculorum usque ad consummationem eorum. Utrecht 1671. 2 volumes: 1681, 1687. Geneva 1691, Bern, Amsterdam, Frankfurt 1699, Amsterdam 1701. Also under the title Synopsis of kortbegrip van de H. Godgeleerdheid. 2 volumes. Utrecht 1683, 1688
• Narratio de controversiis nuperius in Academia Ultrajectina motis, et depulsio eorum, quae contra objecta fuerunt, in quibus praecipue de natura mentis humanae et congenitae vitiositatis in infantibus agitur. Utrecht 1677.
• Exercitationes Academicae. 2 parts. Edited by Abraham van Halen. Rotterdam 1683.
• Tractatus de passione Christi, cui accedit sermo inauguralis de doctrina Christianae Ecclesiae Novi Instrumenti per omnia saecula. Herborn 1695.
• Orationes Academicae cum Oratione funebri Graevii. Utrecht 1700.

literature

• Burmannus, Franciscus, a Dutch theologian. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 04, Leipzig 1733, column 1990 f.
• Christian Gottlieb Jöcher : General Scholar Lexicon, Darinne the scholars of all classes, both male and female, who lived from the beginning of the world to the present day, and made themselves known to the learned world, After their birth, life, remarkable stories, Withdrawals and writings from the most credible scribes are described in alphabetical order. Volume 1. Johann Friedrich Gleditsch , Leipzig 1750, Sp. 1501–1502.
• Wilhelm Gaß :  Burmann, Franz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 627.
• Ernst Friedrich Karl Müller:  Burmann Frans . In: Realencyklopadie for Protestant Theology and Church (RE). 3. Edition. Volume 3, Hinrichs, Leipzig 1897, p. 572.
• Karl Joseph Bouginé: Handbook of the general Litterar history after Heumann's plan. Volume 3. Orell, Geßner, Füßli and Comp., Zurich 1790, p. 355 ( online )
• Abraham Jacob van der Aa : Biographical Woordenboek der Nederlanden. Volume 2, part 2. van Brederode, Haarlem 1855, p. 1592 ( online , Dutch)
• Molhuysen: Burman (Frans) (1). In: Philipp Christiaan Molhuysen , Petrus Johannes Blok : Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek . Volume 4. Sijthoff's Uitgevers-Maatschappij, Leiden 1918, Sp. 351–354 ( online , Dutch)
• GP van Itterzon: Burman (nus), Frans (Franciscus). In: JW Buisman, G. Brinkman: Biografisch lexicon voor de geschiedenis van het Nederlands protestantisme. Volume 2. Uitgeverij Kok, Kampen 1983, ISBN 9024223326 , pp. 111–113 ( online , Dutch)
• Barend Glasius: Biographical Woordenboek van Nederlandsche Godgeleerden. Volume 1. Muller Brothers, 's-Hertogenbosch 1851, pp. 199–202 ( Online , Dutch)

Web links

• Literature by and about Frans Burman in the catalog of the German National Library
• Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae