Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Umbreit
Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Umbreit (born April 11, 1795 in Sonneborn ; † April 26, 1860 in Heidelberg ) was a German Protestant theologian ( mediating theologian , Old Testament scholar ).
Life
As the son of an organist, Umbreit attended the Illustre grammar school in Gotha from 1809 to 1814 and then studied in Göttingen, among others with Eichhorn . In 1819 he spent a few months in Vienna with the orientalist Hammer , with whom he subsequently had a friendship lasting for decades. In 1820 Umbreit became an associate professor for the Old Testament and Oriental Philology at the Philosophical Faculty of Heidelberg University , and in 1823 he became a full professor. He worked closely with Carl Christian Ullmann . From 1829 he held the Old Testament chair in the theological faculty in Heidelberg.
Umbreit received the title of Council of Churches in 1832 , and in 1854 the title of Privy Council of Churches . Umbreit fell ill in 1858 and died in Heidelberg on April 26, 1860. He was married and had three daughters.
Works
In addition to numerous articles in the by him together with Karl Ullmann published theological studies and reviews Umbreit also worked as a translator of the Bible; he translated, among other things, parts of the Psalms, the Book of Job, the Proverbs, as well
- Koheleth 's conflict of the soul of the wise king or philosophical reflections on the highest good, from d. Hebrew transl. u. presented as a whole: an attempt. Gotha: Becker'sche Buchh. 1818
His main work is a 4-volume commentary (including translation) on the prophetic books of the Old Testament:
- Practical commentary on the prophets of the old covenant with exegetical and critical comments , Hamburg, Friedrich Perthes, 1841–1846
literature
- Paul Tschackert : Umbreit, Friedrich Wilhelm Karl . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 39, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1895, pp. 273-277.
- Klaus-Gunther Wesseling: Umbreit, Friedrich Wilhelm Carl. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 12, Bautz, Herzberg 1997, ISBN 3-88309-068-9 , Sp. 904-906.
Web links
- Literature by and about Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Umbreit in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Umbreit, Friedrich Wilhelm Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Umbreit, Friedrich Wilhelm Karl; Umbreit, Fridericus G .; Umbreit, Friederich W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1795 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sonneborn |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1860 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |