Hermann Agathon Niemeyer
Hermann Agathon Niemeyer (born January 5, 1802 in Halle , † December 6, 1851 in Halle ) was a Protestant theologian .
Hermann Agathon Niemeyer, the youngest son of August Hermann Niemeyer , studied in Halle, where he became a member of the fraternity source society in 1819 . in 1825 he completed his habilitation at the Halle theological faculty and was appointed to Jena as an associate professor of theology in 1826.
In 1829 he returned to Halle as professor and director of the Francke Foundations . In this position he achieved special merits through the establishment of the secondary school for girls and through the reorganization of the pedagogy .
In 1848 he was a member of the Prussian National Assembly .
Niemeyer died on December 6, 1851. His grave is on Halle's Stadtgottesacker (inner field I).
Works (selection)
- Collectio confessionum in ecclesiis reformatis publicatarum (Leipzig 1840)
- Critical edition of the Lutheran translation of the Bible (Halle 1840 ff.), Started by him
literature
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Volume 8: Supplement L – Z. Winter, Heidelberg 2014, ISBN 978-3-8253-6051-1 , pp. 113-114.
- Friedrich August Eckstein : Hermann Agathon Niemeyer. Obituary. Halle 1852. pp. 31–42. (Program Hall Latina)
- Otto Nasemann : Niemeyer, Hermann Agathon . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, pp. 682-687.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Niemeyer, Hermann Agathon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian and educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle (Saale) |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 1851 |
| Place of death | Halle (Saale) |