Gerhard Loeschcke (theologian)
Gerhard Loeschcke (born May 20, 1880 in Dorpat , † July 17, 1912 in Bonn ) was a German Protestant theologian and church historian .
Life
Gerhard Loeschcke was the eldest of the seven children of archaeologist Georg Loeschcke (1852-1915), who had been professor of classical philology and archeology at the University of Dorpat since 1879 . In 1889 Georg Loeschcke moved to the University of Bonn . His six sons attended grammar school here, including Gerhard Loeschcke, who began his studies at Bonn University at Easter 1899.
Loeschcke studied Protestant theology and philology. He received special encouragement from the classical philologist and religious scholar Hermann Usener . After the exam (1905), Loeschcke received his doctorate in theology on January 20, 1906 , and a few weeks later, on February 28, 1906, he completed his habilitation in church history. In 1910 he moved to the University of Göttingen , where he repeated his habilitation on the advice of the theological faculty. In June 1912 he was appointed associate professor. A few weeks later he died on the morning of July 17th in his parents' house in Bonn, only 32 years old.
Fonts (selection)
- The Syntagma of Gelasius Cyzicenus (dissertation). In: Rheinisches Museum für Philologie , Volume 60 (1905), pp. 594–613. Volume 61 (1906), pp. 34-77.
- The Declaration of the Father of Theophilus of Antioch . Berlin 1908 ( New Studies on the History of Theology and the Church 4). Reprinted in Aalen 1973
- Jewish and pagan elements in the Christian cult , Bonn 1910.
- Two drafts of church history , Tübingen 1913.
literature
- Hans Lietzmann : Gerhard Loeschcke † . In: Journal for Scientific Theology , Volume 54 (1912), pp. 256-259 (with picture).
- Hans Lietzmann: Loeschcke, Gerhard . In: Anton Bettelheim (editor), Biographisches Jahrbuch und deutscher Nekrolog , 17th year (1912), pp. 43–45 (with list of publications).
Web links
- Literature by and about Gerhard Loeschcke in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Loeschcke, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and church historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dorpat |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1912 |
| Place of death | Bonn |