Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer

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Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer (born January 10, 1800 in Gotha , † June 21, 1873 in Hanover ) was a Lutheran German clergyman and theologian .

Life

Meyer was the son of the ducal court shoemaker Johann Nikolaus Meyer. He attended the Gothaer Gymnasium illustrious , where Friedrich Wilhelm Döring , Johann Georg August Galletti , Friedrich August Ukert and Valentin Rost were among his teachers. After graduating from school in 1818, he went to study theology at the University of Jena , where he also completed philological, philosophical and historical studies. In 1820 he had to leave the university for financial reasons, but in the following years he passed the theological exams with good results. He was first a tutor in a boarding school in Grone near Göttingen . In December 1822 he became pastor at St. Jakobus in Osthausen . During this time he was able to continue his theological studies.

Meyer married the daughter of the director of the boarding school in Grone and accordingly wanted to transfer to the service of the regional church in Hanover . This was also intended to be a location closer to the library and the publishing house in Göttingen. As early as 1827 he passed the necessary colloquium in Hanover . In 1830 he was placed in the service of the regional church and in 1831 was transferred to the pastorate in Harste . During this time he began to publish his critical-exegetical commentary on the New Testament . From 1837 to 1841 he held the position of superintendent in Hoya . Nevertheless, he continued his commentary project.

Meyer received in 1841 a call to a professor of theology at the University of Giessen , but he declined. Instead, he was appointed superintendent and pastor primarius at the Neustädter Hof- und Stadtkirche St. Johannis in Hanover and, associated with this, was appointed consistorial councilor in the consistory of the regional church. The theological faculty of the University of Göttingen awarded him an honorary doctorate ( Dr. theol. Hc ) in 1845 . In 1846 he took part in the conference in Berlin that eventually became the German Evangelical Church Conference .

Meyer fell seriously ill in 1846, which is why he was released from the offices of pastor and superintendent and the associated burdens at his own request and only worked in the consistory. His extraordinary workload, which required the parallel work in church service and on science, he had to cut back in the following period. Meyer was, also because of his outstanding knowledge, regularly entrusted as an examiner with the theological exams and in 1861 was appointed senior consistorial councilor. On October 1, 1865 he retired . He stayed in Hanover until his death and was buried there.

The founder of the Bibliographical Institute Joseph Meyer was his brother.

Works (selection)

  • The New Testament Greek, critically revised according to the best means with a new German translation , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1829.
  • Libri symbolici ecclesiae lutheranae , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1830.
  • Critical-exegetical commentary on the New Testament (KeK), 16 volumes, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen, 1st edition 1832–1859 (published until today).
    • English translation: Critical and exegetical commentary of the New Testament , Edinburgh 1873–1885.

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SURNAME Meyer, Heinrich August Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lutheran clergyman and theologian
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH Gotha
DATE OF DEATH June 21, 1873
Place of death Hanover