Georg Ernst Sigismund Hennig
Georg Ernst Sigismund Hennig (born January 1, 1749 in Jauer , Lower Silesia , † September 23, 1809 in Königsberg i. Pr. ) Was a German Lutheran theologian .
Life
Hennig was enrolled on October 13, 1767 at the Albertus University of Königsberg to study theological sciences. After completing his studies, he went to Tharau as a pastor in 1770 . His inaugural sermon dealt with the service of Jesus, a true honor of man (Königsberg 1771). In 1775 he moved to the Löbenicht Church as a deacon . In 1776 he became second court preacher at the castle church (Königsberg) and in the same year pastor at the Löbenicht church. In 1783 he became director and supervisor of the Wallenrodt library .
The Royal German Society (Königsberg) elected him president in 1790. He was also appointed superintendent and East Prussian consistorial councilor of the churches and schools in Königsberg in 1796 . In 1802 he was appointed second full professor of theology at the Albertina and doctor of theology, in which capacity he also participated in the Alma Mater's organizational tasks as prorector of the alma mater in the 1808/09 winter semester . Hennig already retired in 1808 and died in office.
Works
- Of the advantages and shortcomings of the German language compared to the French language. Koenigsberg 1768
- Of the virtues of the death of Jesus over the death of the martyrs. Koenigsberg 1769
- Joseph in 8 Cantos., A biblically epic poem in prose. Leipzig 1771 ( online )
- Creed of Fraulein v. B. together with the speech and sermon given. Danzig 1775
- Standard speech about the promises that God gives to pious old men. Koenigsberg 1777
- Prussian dictionary in which not only shows the idiosyncratic dialect in use in Prussia and what it has in common with Lower Saxony, but also explains some of the outdated words, idioms, customs and antiquities that appear in Prussian writers, certificates, documents and ordinances. Königsberg 1785 ( online )
- Draft of a Basedorff family history from documents, family tables and dyplomas. 1792
- The doctrine of faith and morals, designed for teaching the youth. Koenigsberg 1793
- The honorable memory that we owe to our immortalized good kings. A memorial sermon on the death of Sr. Majesty Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1797
- De reliquiis quibusdam Philippi Melanchthonis litterariis, quae Regiomonti asservantur. Königsberg 1803, 2nd vol.
- Chronological overview of the most memorable events, deaths and charitable foundations in Prussia, especially in Königsberg, in the eighteenth century. 1803
- De Lutheranorum in Borussia constitutionibus ecclesiasticis a tempore reformationis. 1808
literature
- Georg Christoph Hamberger , Johann Georg Meusel : The learned Teutschland, or lexicon of the now living German writers. Meyerische Buchhandlung, Lemgo, 5th ed., 1797, vol. 3, p. 213 ( online ); 1801, Vol. 9, p. 561 ( online ); 1805, Vol. 11, p. 339 ( online ); 1810, Vol. 14, p. 101 ( online );
- Heinrich Döring : The learned theologians of Germany in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Johann Karl Gottfried Wagner, Neustadt an der Orla, 1831, 1st volume, p. 683 ( online )
- Ed / Gruber : General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts . Verlag Johann Friedrich Gleditsch , Leipzig, 1829, 2nd section, 5th part, p. 335 ( online )
- Karl Goedeke , Edmund Goetze: Outline of the history of German poetry from the sources. 3. Edition. Ehlermann, Leipzig 1916, Vol. 4, Section 1. S. 214 .
- Herbert Ernst Brekle: Bio-bibliographical handbook on linguistics of the 18th century. 1992
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| SURNAME | Hennig, Georg Ernst Sigismund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1749 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yeah |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 1809 |
| Place of death | Königsberg (Prussia) |