Thank God Wilhelm Meyer
Gottlob Wilhelm Meyer (born November 29, 1768 in Lübeck , † May 19, 1816 in Erlangen ) was a German Lutheran theologian , clergyman and university professor .
Life
Meyer was the son of a businessman . He attended the Lübeck high school from 1781 to 1788 and then went to the University of Jena to study theology . He stayed there until 1792, then retired to his hometown Lübeck for private studies. In 1794 he resumed his studies at the University of Göttingen . There he received his master's degree in philosophy in 1797 . In 1797 he completed his habilitation at the Göttingen University and became a private lecturer and repetent at the theological faculty. From 1801 he was also second university preacher and 1804 he rejected a call to the University of Rostock from.
Meyer took on 12 December 1804 a reputation as a full professor and deacon at the University of Altdorf on, on May 12, 1805 took place its ordination . In 1805 he was promoted to Dr. theol. doctorate , promoted to archdeacon in 1808 . In 1810 he was given the post of dean of Altdorf and in 1811 that of school inspector after the university was closed in 1809.
On April 1, 1813, Meyer accepted a call as full professor of theology at the University of Erlangen . There, in addition to his professorship, on March 8, 1814, he also took over the position of pastor of Erlanger Neustadt.
Works (selection)
- Dissertatio Foederis Cum Jehova Notionem , Barmeier, Göttingen 1797.
- An attempt at a hermeneutics of the Old Testament , 2 volumes, Bohn, Lübeck 1799–1800.
- History of the written explanation since the restoration of the sciences , 5 volumes, Röwer, Göttingen 1802–1809.
- Apology of the historical conception of all historical books of the Old Testament, especially the Pentateuch , Seidel, Sulzbach 1811.
- Synodal speeches given by Protestant district deans in the Kingdom of Baiern , 2 volumes, Seidel, Sulzbach 1813–1816.
literature
- Johann Christoph Adelung , Heinrich Wilhelm Rotermund : Continuation and additions to Christian Gottlieb Jöcher's general scholarly lexico, in which the writers of all classes are described according to their most distinguished living conditions and writings. Heyser, Bremen 1819, vol. 6, col. 287 f.
- Carl Gustav Adolf Siegfried : Meyer, Gottlob Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 577 f.
- Renate Wittern (ed.): The professors and lecturers of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen 1743–1960. Part 1: Faculty of Theology and Law , Erlangen 1993, p. 55 f.
Web links
- Works by and about Gottlob Wilhelm Meyer in the German Digital Library
- Gottlob Wilhelm Meyer on the side of the House of Bavarian History
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyer, Gottlob Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian, clergyman and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1768 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lübeck |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1816 |
| Place of death | gain |