Franz Berg (theologian)
Franz Berg (born January 31, 1753 in Frickenhausen am Main , † May 6, 1821 in Würzburg ) was a German Catholic theologian , philosopher, historian and university professor.
Life
From 1768 he studied in Würzburg , where he attended the clerical seminar . After being ordained priest in 1777, he worked as a cathedral chaplain in Würzburg for a few years. In 1785 he became associate professor for patrology, in 1790 full professor for church history and (after retirement) in 1811 professor for universal history at the University of Würzburg .
Berg was one of the supporters of the radical Enlightenment. He criticized Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling and his philosophy of identity and Immanuel Kant , whose theory of categories he particularly rejected.
Fonts (selection)
- Oratio Aditialis De Origine Rituum Ecclesiasticorum . Wurzburg 1786.
- Sermons on the duties of the higher and enlightened classes in the face of the civil unrest of our time . Wurzburg 1793.
- Acts on the censorship history of the funeral speech of Prof. Berg zu Wirzburg, on the last deceased Prince-Bishop Franz Ludwig. Along with a story . Jena 1796.
- About the state emergency law as a reason for the right to be secularized: an answer to Chr. E. Weissen's addendum to his treatise on the secularization of German spiritual states . Wuerzburg 1800.
- Sextus, or about the absolute knowledge of Schelling. A conversation. S. Sartorius, Würzburg 1804.
- Epicritic of Philosophy. Langbein, Arnstadt 1805.
literature
- Johann Baptist Schwab : Franz Berg. Spiritual councilor and professor of church history at the University of Würzburg. A contribution to the characteristics of Catholic Germany, first of all the Duchy of Würzburg in the Age of Enlightenment . Stahel, Würzburg 1869
- Johann Baptist Schwab : Berg, Franz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, pp. 361-363.
Web links
- Death note
- Literature by and about Franz Berg in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berg, Franz. In: Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie Online. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berg, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic theologian and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1753 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frickenhausen am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1821 |
| Place of death | Wurzburg |