Johann Christian Reinhard Luja
Johann Christian Reinhard Luja (born April 16, 1767 in Wiesbaden ; † December 10, 1847 there ) was a German Protestant pastor and local researcher.
Luja was born the son of a cantor. He received his education between 1776 and 1786 at the Philippinum grammar school in Weilburg . He then studied Protestant theology in Giessen . From 1818 to 1836 he worked as a pastor in Dotzheim .
Apart from his pastoral work, Luja devoted himself to researching the early history of Nassau . In 1811 and 1821 he called for research into the Upper German-Raetian Limes . Together with Hofkammerrat Christian Friedrich Habel , who came from Wiesbaden, and the Frankfurt scholar and art collector Johann Isaak von Gerning , he founded the Society for Nassau Antiquity and Historical Research in 1821 , where he assumed the office of secretary.
Honors
In the center of Dotzheim between Römergasse and Dörrgasse , the Pfarrer-Luja-Platz was named after him.
literature
- K. Kopp: In memory of Johann Christian Reinhard Luja. In: Nassauische Annalen 94, 1983, p. 480
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Luja, Johann Christian Reinhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pastor and local researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1767 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesbaden |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1847 |
| Place of death | Wiesbaden |