Friedrich August Klein

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Friedrich August Klein (born November 7, 1793 in Friedrichshaida (near Ronneburg ), † February 12, 1823 in Jena ), was a German Protestant theologian , clergyman and university professor .

Life

Klein first attended the Hartmannsdorf school and then went to the Altenburg grammar school in 1808 . In 1811 he moved to the University of Jena , where he studied philosophy, philology and theology. During his studies he became a member of the original fraternity . He then became a collaborator at the city church in Jena and first teacher at the local free school . In the meantime he pursued further studies. In 1816 the doctorate to Dr. phil. at the local university, in 1817 finally a bachelor's degree in theology. Then he began to give theological lectures there.

From 1817 onwards, Klein and Wilhelm Schröter published For Christianity and Divine Knowledge: an opposition publication as a quarterly publication. In the first edition of the periodical, Klein explained its purpose: The purpose of this journal is to fight boldly against the one-sided and falsehood that is currently being produced in the field of theology and the church, to preserve the pure doctrine of Christ from human additions, and to respect partly to preserve the results of historical and philosophical research, partly to disseminate them. It was later continued under the title For Theology and Philosophy by Schröter and Heinrich Schmid .

Klein became a deacon and garrison preacher in 1819 , although his health situation deteriorated noticeably with a chest disease. After a temporary improvement in his physical constitution, he obtained a licentiate in theology in 1822 and was then appointed associate professor of theology. He died of his ailments the following spring.

Publications (selection)

  • Familiar letters about Christianity and Protestantism , Jena 1817.
  • Basics of Religiosism , Jena 1819.
  • Which theological party should be secretly and publicly suppressed by the state? The old one or the new one? , Mauke, Jena 1820.
  • Presentation of the dogmatic system of the Evangelical-Protestant Church: along with historical and critical remarks: an auxiliary book to promote a thorough study of dogmatics , Mauke, Jena 1822.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Klein / Schröter: For Christianity and God-knowledge: an opposition pamphlet , at the beginning of the fourth century of the Evangelical-Protestant Church in Viertelhefte , Volume 1 (1818), p. III.
  2. ↑ Online at google books.
personal data
SURNAME Klein, Friedrich August
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Klein, Fridericus Augustus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian, clergyman and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1793
PLACE OF BIRTH Friedrichshaida (near Ronneburg )
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 1823
Place of death Jena