Heinrich Ludwig Fischer

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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
personal data
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