Jeremias Papke
Jeremias Papke (born August 9, 1672 in Greifswald , † late March 1755 in Stockholm ) was a German mathematician and Protestant theologian .
Life
Jeremias Papke came from a long-established Greifswald family. From 1691 he studied mathematics, science and theology at the University of Greifswald and from 1695 at the University of Wittenberg . Following the prevailing doctrinal opinion at both universities, he belonged to the Lutheran Orthodoxy . In 1702 he was appointed to the chair of mathematics at Greifswald University with the support of the Pomeranian general superintendent and procurator of the Johann Friedrich Mayer University.
Papke gave lectures and wrote smaller papers on mathematical, astronomical and other scientific questions. He acquired the copper tablets of the Physica sacra by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer , which remained in the family's possession after his death.
On theological issues he was a bitter opponent of pietism . He led long disputes with the Greifswald professors Heinrich Brandanus Gebhardi and his successors Michael Christian Rusmeyer and Jakob Heinrich Balthasar , whereby the attempts at mediation by the superintendent Albrecht Joachim von Krakevitz were unsuccessful. Supported by the Bishop of Scania, his relative Carl Papke, he insisted on his point of view. On a trip to Kassel he was able to win over the future King of Sweden, Frederick, for the Lutheran direction of the Protestant faith.
While the representatives of Pietism gained the upper hand at the University of Greifswald in the 1730s, Papke was removed from his chair. He moved to Stockholm, where he fought pietism until his death.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Brecht: The Hallische Pietismus in the middle of the 18th century. In: Martin Brecht, Johannes van den Berg, Klaus Deppermann, Gustav Adolf Benrath, Ulrich Gäbler , Hartmut Lehmann: History of Pietism. Vol. 2, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2000, ISBN 3-525-55347-1 , p. 345
literature
- Theodor Pyl : Papke, Jeremias . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 143 f.
Web links
- Works by Jeremias Papke in the state bibliography MV
- Works by Jeremias Papke in the Duchess Anna Amalia Library
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Christoph Helwig the Elder J. | Rector of the University of Greifswald 1712 |
Johann Ludwig Würffel |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Papke, Jeremias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician and Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1672 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greifswald |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1755 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |