Johann Christian Foerster (philosopher)

Johann Christian Foerster (also: Förster ; * December 14, 1735 in Halle (Saale) ; † March 19, 1798 ibid) was a German philosopher, historian and political scientist.

Life

Foerster had studied at the University of Halle and acquired the academic degree of a master's degree in philosophy there in 1759 with the disputation de deliriis . On May 14, 1761, he became an associate professor and July 1, 1769, he became a full professor of philosophy and gave lectures on the political sciences. He was Ephorus of the royal and Halberstadt free tables and assessor of the Chamber Deputation. Foerster, who had also worked as a historian, was appointed to the Royal Prussian War and Domain Council in 1787 and in 1791 was the overseer of the university's botanical and economic garden . Foerster was also editor of the Hallische for a whileIntelligence sheets had acted, also took part in the organizational tasks of the Halle University and was prorector of the Alma Mater three times in 1778/79, 1785/86, 1794/95 .

Works (selection)

• Disp. de deliriis. Hall 1759
• Philosophical treatise on the marvels. Hall 1761 ( urn : nbn: de: gbv: 9-g-3177133 )
• Instruction to learn the world wisdom sensibly. Hall 1765
• Characters of three world wise men, Leibnitz's, Wolf's and Baumgarten's. Hall 1765
• Introduction to the doctrine of the state according to the principles of Mr. von Montesquieu. 1765
• News of the life and merits of Mr. JP Süßmilch . Berlin 1768
• Diss. Comparatio demonstrationis Cartesii pro existentia Dei cum illa, qua Anselmus Cantuariensis usus est. Hall 1770
• An attempt at an introduction to the camera, police and finance sciences. Berlin 1771
• Foundations of Theoretical Philosophy. Berlin 1772
• Foundations of practical philosophy. Berlin 1775
• Revision of the most important changes in the city of Halle over a period of 100 years. Hall 1780
• Draft of the rural, urban and state economy. Berlin 1782, 1793
• Brief message from a famous teacher of the last century, Wolfgang Ratichius; together with some original layers. Hall 1782
• Description and history of the Halle salt works, with a copper. Hall 1793, 1799
• Overview of the history of the University of Halle in its first century. Hall 1794 ( online )

literature

• Johann Georg Meusel : Lexicon of the German writers who died from 1750 to 1800. Volume 3, Gerhard Fleischer d. J., Leipzig, 1804, p. 406 ( online )
• Heinrich Döring : Forester, Johann Christian . In: Johann Samuelansch and Johann Gottfried Gruber : General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts , FA Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1847, 1st section, volume 46, p. 392 ( online )

Web links

• Literature by and about Johann Christian Foerster in the catalog of the German National Library
• Entry on Johann Christian Foerster in the Catalogus Professorum Halensis