Georg Heinrich Pfeiffer
Georg Heinrich Pfeiffer (* 1662 in Hamburg ; † April 4, 1734 in Braunschweig ) was a German Lutheran theologian and librarian . From 1693 to 1734 he was pastor at the Katharinenkirche in Brunswick . Its private library of around 5500 volumes is remarkable.
life and work
Pfeiffer studied theology at the University of Wittenberg and from 1685 at the University of Leipzig . After obtaining his master's degree, he took up the post of librarian of Duke Rudolf August von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel as successor to Hermann von der Hardt around 1690 . He worked as a librarian in Braunschweig and Hedwigsburg . On his travels, which he undertook as a travel preacher with the duke or alone, Pfeiffer bought books to expand the ducal libraries. In 1693 he succeeded Christian Ludwig Ermisch as pastor at the Katharinenkirche in Brunswick. He became Assessor of the Spiritual Court and in 1723 senior of the Spiritual Ministry .
As an Orthodox Lutheran, Pfeiffer exercised violent and polemical criticism of Catholics and Reformed people during his tenure . This in turn led to occasional references by the sovereign Duke Anton Ulrich , who converted to Catholicism and who dubbed Pfeiffer as "Wittenberg poison". Printed occasional poems and sermons of his works have been preserved, which testify to a coarse sense of humor. On behalf of Duke Rudolf August Pfeiffer carried out Latin-German and German-Latin translations.
Pfeiffer owned a particularly extensive private library that comprised around 5500 volumes, including 124 in English. The auction of the books after his death is documented in an auction catalog published in 1735.
He was married to the patrician daughter Maria Elisabeth von Anderten from Hanover . The marriage remained without children.
literature
- Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 561 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfeiffer, Georg Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pfeiffer, Georgius Henricus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian and librarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1662 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4, 1734 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |