Johann Andreas Genßler

Johann Andreas Genßler (born May 12, 1748 in Hildburghausen ; † May 19, 1831 ibid) was a German Protestant theologian and historian .

Life

Johann Andreas Genßler, the son of a councilor and rope maker, attended schools in his hometown and a high school in Coburg . He then studied theology at the University of Jena . In 1768 he returned to Hildburghausen, where he stayed until his death on May 19, 1831 and held several offices. From 1772 he was private tutor , 1777 teacher of the Hereditary Prince Friedrich von Sachsen-Hildburghausen , from 1790 court preacher , from 1797 consistorial councilor and chief court preacher . Genßler became a secret councilor in 1800, general superintendent in 1819.

Since 1818 he was a corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences . From 1816 to 1818, as a master of the chair , he headed the Hildburghausen Masonic Lodge "Karl zum Rautenkranz". The University of Würzburg and the University of Jena awarded him honorary doctorates .

History of the Franconian district Grabfeld ( Schleusingen 1802)
The Vandals of the 18th Century or History of the French Invasion of a Region in Franconia (Hildburghausen 1796)

Theodor Henner: Genßler, Johann Andreas . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, p. 573 f.

personal data
SURNAME	Genßler, Johann Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Protestant theologian and historian
DATE OF BIRTH	May 12, 1748
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hildburghausen
DATE OF DEATH	May 19, 1831
Place of death	Hildburghausen