Georg Möbius

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Georg Möbius (born December 18, 1616 in Laucha , † November 28, 1697 in Leipzig ) was a German Lutheran theologian.

Detail of the epitaph during assembly with the image of Georg Möbius

Life

Georg Möbius was born as the second son of Laucha mayor and city judge Martin Möbius and Maria Jenischin in Laucha an der Unstrut. After attending school in Laucha and Pforta , he studied in Jena , where he was magistrate in 1640, Leipzig ( Bacchalaureus there in 1643 ) and Breslau . From 1647 he was rector of the Merseburg cathedral school and collegiate high school until 1668. In 1657 he received his doctorate as a licentiate in theology. Almost ten years later (1668) he followed the call to Leipzig and became a full professor (initially on the 4th professorship). Linked to this was his doctorate in theology. At the same time he was Canon of Zeitz and Canon of Meissen Abbey. In 1683 he was finally senior of the faculty and 1st full professor. He fulfilled the office of dean six times (1671/72, 73/74, 77/78, [83/84 after the death of Johann Adam Schertzer ], 84/85, 88/89, 92/93).

Möbius wrote, among other things, the “New Merseburg Chronicle” in 1668 , which was continued by GL Präger in 1760 and republished in 1914 by the Association for Local History in Merseburg. In 1681 he was involved in the new edition of the Leipzig hymn book.

As a professor he was particularly committed to poor students and donated two scholarships. He provided for his hometown of Laucha with a scholarship, which was intended to finance church and school positions and to support the poor. At the Lauchaer Hospital, he used endowment capital to purchase wood.

His brother Gottfried Möbius was a doctor and professor of medicine in Jena.

family

Married on January 25, 1648 to Christina Berlich (* February 15, 1628 in Benndorf; † March 29, 1692 in Merseburg), daughter of the superintendent of the Merseburg Monastery Georg Berlich (* May 20, 1600 in Frauenprießnitz; † March 15, 1671 in Merseburg) and Maria († April 5, 1674 Merseburg), daughter of the Merseburg cathedral preacher Vitus Stephan (around 1580 in Lauchstedt; † August 14, 1611 in Merseburg) and Elisabeth, daughter of the superintendent of Freiburg Johannes Bavius ​​(Babius). There are three sons and four daughters from this marriage. It is known about the children:

  • Gottfried Möbius (* 1648) studied medicine
  • Concordia Möbius († July 9, 1691)
  • Maria Möbius (born April 4, 1652) married on May 9, 1671 to the Leipzig professor and licentiate in theology Anton Günther Heshusius
  • Christina Möbius (born April 8, 1655) married. May 30, 1675 with the lawyer at the Leipzig Higher Court, Friedrich Tobias Möbius
  • Georg Möbius (born July 1, 1657, † October 24, 1657)
  • Johann Möbius (born April 4, 1661) Bachelor of Theology and Assessor of the Philosophical Faculty
  • Elisabet Möbius (born September 23, 1664, † July 5, 1666)

epitaph

Epitaph for Georg Möbius and his wife Christine Berlich

The epitaph for Georg Möbius and his wife Christina Berlich was most recently on the south wall of the north choir of the St. Pauli University Church . Shortly before it was blown up, the upper part and the sides of the alabaster frame were saved. Complemented by a replica of the writing tablet and the lower part of the frame in anodized aluminum , which was screen- printed with a screened photo of the epitaph , it has been in the north aisle of the new St. Pauli University Church since the end of August 2015 .

literature

  • Thomas Ittig : The Divine Mercy boasting against the courts [...] Bey more respectable and popular corpse burial, Des [...] Mr. Georgii Moebii [...]. Leipzig 1697.
  • Johann Matthias Gross: Historical Lexicon of Protestant Jubilation Priests . Published by WM Endterischen Töchtern and JA Engelbrecht, 1727, p. 264.
  • Möbius, Georg. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 21, Leipzig 1739, column 751 f.
  • Carl Gustav Adolf Siegfried:  Möbius, Georg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 43.
  • Fritz Roth : Complete evaluations of funeral sermons for genealogical and cultural-historical purposes. Self-published, Boppard / Rhein 1980, vol. 10, p. 203, R 9294.
  • Andreas Gößner: Personnel structure and recruiting of young talent at the theological faculty in Leipzig in the 17th century. In: Andreas Gößner (Ed.): The Theological Faculty of the University of Leipzig: People, profiles and perspectives from six centuries of faculty history. Leipzig 2005, pp. 73–162. ISBN 3-374-02255-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Möbius, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Evangelical Lutheran theologian
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1616
PLACE OF BIRTH Laucha , Electorate of Saxony , Holy Roman Empire
DATE OF DEATH November 28, 1697
Place of death Leipzig , Electorate of Saxony , Holy Roman Empire