Jean Engling

Jean Engling, drawn posthumously by Carl Arendt.

Memorial plaque on the Uelegmillen near Christnach.

Jean (Johann) Engling (born October 13, 1801 in Christnach , Luxembourg ; † March 13, 1888 in Marienhaff, Luxembourg) was a Luxembourg theologian , chaplain , local historian and pedagogue .

biography

Engling worked between 1841 and 1869 as a teacher in Echternach and from 1841 to 1869 as a teacher of philosophy and theology at the Luxembourg Athenaeum. From 1845 he taught as a professor of philosophy and theology at the seminary in Luxembourg. Engling was President of the Archaeological Society between 1853 and 1876, and until his death in 1885, which became the historical section of the Grand Ducal Institute in 1868.

Honors

A street in the Dommeldange district of Luxembourg is named after Jean Engling.

Fonts (selection)

• History of the so-called lace war, represented by sources. Printed and published by V. Bück, Luxembourg 1857, ( digitized version of the 3rd, revised and completed edition. 1858 ).
• The sources of the Luxembourg confessors under the French Republic. Printed and published by V. Bück, Luxemburg 1860, ( digitized ).
• Baron Heinrich Hartard von Rollingen, formerly Prince-Bishop of Speier. A biographical sketch. Printed and published by V. Bück, Luxemburg 1865, ( digitized ).
• De Mathes vu Medernach or the last execution with the Strange at the time of feudal law. In: Publications de la Section historique de l'Institut grand-ducal de Luxembourg. Vol. 37 = NS Vol. 15, 1884 (1985), pp. 215-235, (also as a special edition. New edition 1994).

literature

• Martin Blum: Herr Domkapitular Johann Engling, President of the historical section of the K.-G. Institutes zu Luxemburg, represented in his life and work. In: Publications de la Section historique de l'Institut grand-ducal de Luxembourg. Vol. 40 = NS Vol. 18, 1889, pp. XVI-XL .
• Marcel Ewers-Bartimes: For the 200th birthday of Prof. Jean Engling from Christnach. In: Gemengebuet. No. 1, 2001, pp. 14-16, ill.