Johann Friedrich Stapfer
Johann Friedrich Stapfer (born January 1708 in Brugg ; † May 1775 in Diessbach near Thun) was a Swiss Reformed theologian .
Life
The son of the Münsingen pastor Johannes Stapfer († 1731) studied in Bern and Marburg with Christian Wolff and finally traveled to Holland. His brother was the Bernese clergyman and university professor Johann Stapfer .
From 1738–1740 he was field preacher in the Waldstätten , then for ten years private tutor in the von Wattenwyl family in Diessbach near Thun and from 1750 until his death pastor.
Fonts
- Institutiones theologicae polemicae universae (5 volumes, 1743, volume 1 in 4th ed. 1757)
- Foundation of True Religion (12 volumes, 1746–1753)
- Instructions on true religion in questions and answers (1753, reprinted 1769)
- Excerpt from the foundation of true religion (2 volumes, 1754)
- Morals (6 volumes, 1757–1766)
- Lessons of the Oath (1758)
- Treatise on the best way to preach (Duisburg 1758)
- Preface about the benefits and harms of lust for honor to David Herrliberger : Swiss Temple of Honor (Part 2, 1759)
- Treatises in Tempe Helvet. and Museum Helveticum
literature
- Thomas K. Kuhn : Stapfer, Johann Friedrich. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Theodor Mahlmann: Stapfer, Johann Friedrich. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 10, Bautz, Herzberg 1995, ISBN 3-88309-062-X , Sp. 1201-1206.
- Paul Tschackert : Stapfer, Johann Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 35, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, p. 450.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stapfer, Johann Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss reformed theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1708 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brugg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1775 |
| Place of death | Diessbach near Thun |