Heinrich Ludwig Fischer
Heinrich Ludwig Fischer (born August 10, 1761 in Köthen (Anhalt) , † January 19, 1831 in Breinum ) was a German Lutheran clergyman, educator and writer of the Enlightenment.
Life
Fischer studied theology in Halle and was first a teacher at the local orphanage , then at the teachers 'seminar in his hometown of Koethen and inspector of the teachers' seminar in Hanover. In 1797 he became rector in Bockenem , in 1798 pastor in Eimsen and Meimerhausen , and in 1807 pastor in Breinum. During his educational activity he published numerous textbooks and educational pamphlets, including his best-known work "Book of Superstitions" (1790–1794).
Works
- Instructions for rural school teachers (2 volumes, Leipzig 1789)
- The Book of Superstition (3 volumes, Leipzig 1790–1794)
- Mixed essays for use and pleasure (Eisenach 1794)
- Instruction to treat the Christian doctrine of faith and ethics practically (Hamburg 1793)
- History booklet for children's and elementary schools (Hamburg 1793)
- Natural history and theory of nature to dampen superstition (Hamburg / Kiel 1793)
- New geographic textbook and reading book for children (Altona 1794)
- The realms of nature, a textbook and reading book for children (3 parts, Schwerin 1795–1797)
- Catechism of Household and Agriculture (Braunschweig 1797)
- Peasant philosophy or non-profit lessons for citizens and country people (Leipzig 1800)
literature
- Obituary in: Neues Vaterländisches Archiv 2 (1831), p. 311
- Karl Ernst Hermann Krause : Fischer, Heinrich Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 72.
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SURNAME | Fischer, Heinrich Ludwig |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran clergyman, educator and Enlightenment writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1761 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Koethen (Anhalt) |
DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1831 |
Place of death | Breinum |