Jakob Frerichs

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Jakob Frerichs (born May 26, 1805 in Bremen , † October 24, 1870 in Neustadtgödens ) was a German theologian.

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Jakob Frerichs was the oldest son of a cloth merchant in Bremen. From 1822 he studied theology at the University of Heidelberg and was obviously very interested in current developments in the Reformed Church. He heard one after the other in Halle, Berlin and Bonn, where the most important Reformed theological faculties were located. In Berlin he met Karl Immanuel Nitzsch , whose lectures he attended in Bonn until 1826.

Frerich's ordination only followed ten years after completing his studies, when he was given the post of second pastor in Dykhausen . During his inauguration in November 1836, conflicts arose between the Count von Wedel and the consistory. The reason for this was that the count, as patron saint, ignored new guidelines from the Hanover government . Frerich got the job anyway and was able to marry Meta Happach at the beginning of December 1837, whose father was a pastor in Norden . The Frerichs had a son and a daughter.

In 1843 a work edition by the theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher was created . Frerichs complied with the request for assistance and took on Schleiermacher's “practical theology”. Obviously, this topic corresponded to his abilities as a staunch parish priest and pastor. Frerichs found Schleiermacher's students, with whose help he collected notes, particularly from lectures. In addition to Schleiermacher's own notes, these should be the focus of the work.

From 1844 Frerichs wrote the manuscript of the work edition. Since he also took over a pastor's post in Neustadtgödens in 1846 and the February Revolution of 1848 delayed the cooperation of people from Berlin, a printed version of his work was not published until 1850. At the time, it was the eighth volume of the Schleiermacher Complete Edition.

During the time of the revolutions, Frerichs at least mentally accompanied the ideas. From the 1850s he repeatedly got into disputes with the authorities in Hanover. He more often did not include members of royal families in the intercessions. In 1861 the patron saint reported him. The royal family had previously ordered a supplication for the crown prince, which Frerichs ignored.

Since Frerichs documented disregard for the state, the consistory strictly controlled him. During the 1860s there were repeated conflicts over his office. Frerichs defended his approach by stating that as a member of the German people he had basic liberal rights. The consistory imposed several fines on him. Since he received only a small salary, the fines represented a severe punishment for him. However, he was considered an exemplary parish priest with a good reputation. Impeachment was therefore never seriously discussed.

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SURNAME Frerichs, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen
DATE OF DEATH October 24, 1870
Place of death Neustadtgödens