Johann Friedrich Petersen (the elder)
Johann Friedrich Petersen the Elder (born March 9, 1760 in Lübeck ; † May 1845 there ) was a German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman and co-founder of the Society for the Promotion of Charitable Activities in Lübeck.
Life
Petersen came from a pastor's family and was the son of the main pastor of the Lübeck Jakobikirche Peter Hinrich Petersen († January 26, 1799). He studied Protestant theology at the University of Göttingen . On August 18, 1785 he was elected preacher at Lübeck Cathedral . On October 4, 1827, he succeeded Johann Heinrich Carstens (main) pastor of the cathedral, who had retired .
He was devoted to enlightenment and engaged in a variety of ways. In 1789 he founded the Petrikirche with the preacher and later lawyer Ludwig Suhl (1752-1819) and Christian Adolph Overbeck , Johann Julius Walbaum , Anton Diedrich Gütschow , Gottlieb Nicolaus Stolterfoth (1763-1806) and Nikolaus Heinrich Brehmer (1765-1822) on 27 January 1789 initially a literary society for scientific entertainment and mutual information. In 1791, the purpose of the society was expanded to include the charitable aspect, and since 1793 it has been called the Society for the Promotion of Charitable Activities , which has been preserved to this day.
Together with Hermann Friedrich Behn he campaigned under the umbrella of the society for the establishment of a preparation seminar for teacher training. He was the first director of the Lübeck teachers' seminar founded in 1807 . Theologically he was committed to a mild Enlightenment theology .
For the 25th anniversary of the seminar in 1832, the company honored him with its first golden medal .
In 1835, to celebrate his 50th anniversary in office, the Lübeck Senate honored him with the city's highest honor, the Bene Merenti commemorative coin . Petersen was the first recipient of this newly created award.
When Petersen died he was the longest-serving clergyman in town. His son of the same name Johann Friedrich Petersen (the younger) also became pastor and his successor at the cathedral.
Works
- Commentatio Exegetico-Theologica In Capvt XV Epistolae Pavli Prioris Ad Corinthios. Göttingen 1783 ( digitized version )
- The life of the people on earth: a life for eternity. A sermon at the beginning of his office. Lübeck 1785
- Short life story Sr. High Honors of Mr. Peter Hinrich Petersen, who passed away on January 26th, 1799 Main Pastor at the Jakobi Church in Lübeck, communicated by his son Johann Friederich Petersen Preacher at the Cathedral. Lübeck [sn], 1799
literature
- Ludwig Heller: History of the Lübeck Society for the Promotion of Charitable Activities. Lübeck: Borchers 1839
- New necrology of the Germans. 23/2 (1845), p. 1132 (No. 840)
- Wolf-Dieter Hauschild : Church history of Lübeck. Christianity and the bourgeoisie in nine centuries. Lübeck: Schmidt-Römhild 1981 ISBN 3-7950-2500-1
Individual evidence
- ↑ Data from: Lübeckischer Staats-Kalender: On the year 1843. P. 49
- ^ Hauschild (Lit.), p. 364
- ^ Hauschild (lit.), p. 387
- ↑ Heller (lit.), p. 208
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petersen, Johann Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman, co-founder of the Society for the Promotion of Charitable Activities in Lübeck |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1760 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lübeck |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1845 |
| Place of death | Lübeck |