Franz Winter (historian)
August Franz Winter (born November 2, 1833 in Stolzenhain near Jüterbog , † December 22, 1878 in Altenweddingen ) was a German Lutheran theologian and historian .
Life
Winter was the eldest son of a hereditary judge and feudal judge . From 1848 to 1853 he attended high school in Wittenberg . He then studied theology and philology in Halle an der Saale . In 1856 Winter passed his first theological exam. In the same year he joined the pedagogy of the monastery “Our Dear Women” (UL Fr.) in Magdeburg . He taught there until 1862 when he moved to Schönebeck on the Elbe as a deacon . From 1875 he worked as a pastor in Altenweddingen until his death.
Works
An incomplete selection of his works, u. a .:
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The Cistercians of Northeastern Germany - A Contribution to the Church and Cultural History of the German Middle Ages , Perthes, Gotha 1868–1871.
- Part I: The Cistercians of northeastern Germany up to the appearance of the mendicant orders . Gotha 1868 ( full text ).
- Part II: From the appearance of the mendicant orders up to the end of the 13th century , Gotha 1871 ( full text )
- Part III: From 1300 to the Reformation , Gotha 1871 ( full text )
- The Premonstratensians of the Twelfth Century and Their Significance for Northeastern Germany. A contribution to the Christianization and Germanization of the Wendenland . Berlin 1865 ( digitized version of the Bavarian State Library).
literature
- Gustav Hertel : Winter, Franz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 44, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 539 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Winter, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Winter, August Franz (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stolzenhain near Jüterbog |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1878 |
| Place of death | Altenweddingen |