Franz Blanckmeister

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Franz Theodor Blanckmeister (born February 4, 1858 in Plauen , † May 5, 1936 in Dresden ) was a German Protestant pastor and theologian.

Life

After attending school and studying theology, Blanckmeister received his first job as a Protestant pastor in Schönberg near Brambach in the Vogtland in 1881 . In 1884 he became archdeacon in Schneeberg (Ore Mountains) , in 1889 pastor at the city hospital in Dresden. From 1897 until his retirement in 1928 he held the pastoral position at the Trinity Church in Dresden.

In addition to his official activities, Blanckmeister emerged as the author of scientific monographs and works of fiction, especially on the history of the Church in Saxony. He oversaw the contributions to the Saxon Church History (BSKG) together with Hanns Rückert . In addition, he was committed to the Saxon branch of the Gustav-Adolf-Verein , whose magazine ( Saxon Gustav-Adolf-Bote ) he published from 1890.

Works (selection)

  • The pastor of Lockwitz. Christian Gerber , writer of edification and songwriter; Life picture of a country pastor from Spener's school , Leipzig 1893.
  • Saxon church history . Sturm, Dresden 1899 ( online )
  • The church registers in the Kingdom of Saxony . Johann Ambrosius Barth, Leipzig 1901 ( online ).
  • Friedrich Meyer. A life in the service of the Church . J. Strauch, Leipzig 1912.
  • Saxony mirror. A folk book . Sturm, Dresden 1913.
  • German family life . Sturm, Dresden 1914.
  • Pastor pictures from old Dresden . Dresden, Association for the History of Dresden, 1917
  • Eternal truth. Home schooling in Christianity . Sturm, Dresden 1919.
  • Valentin Ernst Löscher, the prophet of Electorate Saxony, and his time . Sturm, Dresden 1920.
  • Goethe and the Church of his time . Sturm, Dresden 1923.
  • Franz Dibelius . A life of service to the Church . Dresden 1925.
  • Family Chronicle. With an introduction: Family studies and their care in the community center , Leipzig, Arwed Strauch, undated
  • Altsachsenland , Vol. 1 Stories and Schwänke (with inset pictures by Woldemar Müller and text illustrations by Hugo L. Braune ), Leipzig, Arwed Strauch, undated (1908)
  • Altsachsenland , Vol. 2 Culture and Moral Pictures , Leipzig, Arwed Strauch, undated (1910)
  • Altsachsenland , Vol. 3 Character Heads , Leipzig, Arwed Strauch, undated (1923)

estate

Part of his estate is in the archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony.

literature

  • Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz :  Blanckmeister, Franz. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 910.
  • Bruno Jahn (ed.): The German-language press: A biographical-bibliographical handbook. KG Saur, Munich 2005, p. 96.
  • Carlies Maria Raddatz: "Eulogists of the good old days": The pastor and church historian Franz Blanckmeister (1858–1936). In: Sächsische Heimatblätter 52, 2006, pp. 148–155.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Partial estate in the church archive
personal data
SURNAME Blanckmeister, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blanckmeister, Franz Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant pastor and theologian
DATE OF BIRTH February 4, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Plauen
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 1936
Place of death Dresden