Johann Friedrich Heller
Johann Friedrich Heller (born January 8, 1786 in Stolp ; † March 26, 1849 ) was a German-Baltic Evangelical clergyman.
Born as the son of a businessman in Stolp in Western Pomerania , he first attended high school in his hometown, then the old town high school in Königsberg . From 1802 he studied at the University of Königsberg and moved to the University of Halle in 1803 .
In 1807 he emigrated to Livonia , then one of the three Baltic Governments of the Russian Empire. From 1811 to 1812 he studied theology here at the University of Dorpat . He became a pastor and initially had a position in Neuhausen from 1812 to 1814 . In 1814 he became a pastor in Rappin . From 1834 he was also provost of the Werroschen Sprengels.
Lighter written writings on the Estonian language . He was one of the authors of the " Contributions to the precise knowledge of the Estonian language " edited by Johann Heinrich Rosenplänter . Together with Gustav Masing , his successor at the parish in Neuhausen, he translated the church agendas of 1833 into the Dörptest niche .
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Johann Friedrich Heller. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Footnotes
- ↑ Cornelius Hasselblatt : History of Estonian Literature. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2006, p. 170 ( online ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heller, Johann Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baltic German Evangelical clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1786 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stumble |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1849 |