Friedrich Nikolaus von Pauffler
Friedrich Nikolaus von Pauffler (born November 30, 1778 in Mitau , † January 4, 1856 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Baltic German theologian .
Life
He studied theology in Königsberg and Jena, was pastoral adjunct to Dalbingen in 1803 and was pastor to Kursiten and Altschwarden from 1807 to 1827 .
In 1824 he set up the elementary schools in Kursiten and Schwarden, whose teachers he had trained himself. He was a co-founder of the Latvian Literary Society and, in 1821, co-editor of the Courland Society for Literature and Art. From 1827 to 1838 he was pastor in Windau, 1828 provost of the Goldingen diocese and assessor of the Courland Consistory, 1831 consistory council, 1833 spiritual assessor of the Goldingen chief churchman's office. 1835 Senior Consistorial Council and spiritual member of the Evangelical Lutheran General Consistory in St. Petersburg.
From 1838 to 1840 he was General Superintendent of the St. Petersburg Consistorial District and from 1840 to 1856 Vice President of the Evangelical Lutheran General Consistory, and in 1851 Bishop .
He wrote essays in the Latweeschu Awises .
Memberships
- 1852: Honorary member of the University of Dorpat
Awards
- 1848 Order of St. Vladimir III. class
- 1853 Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Friedrich Nikolaus von Pauffler. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Friedrich von Recke , Karl Eduard von Napiersky : General writers and scholars lexicon of the provinces of Livonia, Esthland and Courland . Third volume, Mitau 1831, p. 394 ( digitized in the Google book search).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pauffler, Friedrich Nikolaus von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baltic German theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1778 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mitau |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 1856 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |