Georg David Ziegra

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Georg David Ziegra (born November 5, 1653 in Wittenberg , † March 13, 1724 in Schmiedeberg ) was a German Protestant theologian.

Life

He was a son of the theologian Constantin Ziegra and Anna Sophia geb. Fritzsche (1626–1667) from Wittenberg. After graduating from school in his hometown, Ziegra began studying theology and other areas of knowledge at the University of Wittenberg . He continued this training for a time in Leipzig. During this time, Ziegra acquired the degree of master's degree and completed his doctorate in 1680 in Wittenberg. Remaining in his apprenticeship career, he acquired the highest teaching license, became a professor's assessor and finally got a full professorship in philology. Breaking off this professional career in 1694, Ziegra took the position of pastor and senior pastor in Schmiedeberg, which he kept until his death. During these years he was at times Ephorus of the district of Kemberg.

Ziegra was married and left descendants who had an elaborate epitaph built for him in the church in Schmiedeberg , which has a tablet with a brief biography in Latin.

Fonts

  • Šemen ham-mišḥā qodeš S. De Oleo Unctionis Sacro, Quod Exod. XXX. Comm. 22-25 describitur, Disputatio Philologica . Wittenberg 1680 ( digitized ).
  • Dissertatio De Confusione Linguarum Babylonica . Wittenberg 1679 ( digitized version ).
  • Assertum Hieronymi Rorarii, quod animalia bruta ratione utantur melius homine . Wittenberg 1681 ( digitized ).
  • De Inauguratione et Consecratione Sacerdotum Ebraeorum, Disputatio Philologica . Wittenberg 1682.

literature

  • Hans-Joachim Böttcher : Historical grave monuments and their inscriptions in the Dübener Heide (= series of publications of the Working Group for Central German Family Research, Vol. 165). Kleve 2005, pp. 141-142.
  • Hans-Joachim Böttcher: Ziegra (e), Georg (i) David (is), Gottlieb Georg. In: ders., Important historical personalities of the Dübener Heide (= series of publications of the Working Group for Central German Family Research, Vol. 237). Leipzig 2012, p. 111.
personal data
SURNAME Ziegra, Georg David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1653
PLACE OF BIRTH Lutherstadt Wittenberg
DATE OF DEATH March 13, 1724
Place of death Schmiedeberg