Johann Georg Franck
Johann Georg Franck , also Francke , (born January 19, 1669 in Kühren , † January 29, 1747 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German Protestant theologian and teacher . Franck was the royal Prussian consistorial councilor and pastor at the Marktkirche Our Dear Women in Halle.
Life
Johann Georg Franck was born the son of a preacher . Shortly after the birth of his son , his father of the same name became a deacon , archdeacon since 1678 , at the town church in Eilenburg . Franck initially received home tuition and attended school in Eilenburg. In 1682 he went to the grammar school in Gera and in 1685 to the Elisabet grammar school in Breslau . There he was a student of Martin Hanke and Christian Gryphius .
In 1686 he began studying at the University of Leipzig . A daughter of Christian Lorentz von Adlershelm gave Franck a free table in Leipzig for the entire duration of her studies , out of gratitude because his father had taught her in her youth. He first studied philosophy and oriental languages . With his disputation De Urnis Feralibus he received early in 1689 by Valentin Alberti the master's degree . He now studied theology and attended lectures by Johann Benedict Carpzov , Johannes Olearius , Thomas Ittig and Adam Rechenberg . Franck completed his habilitation at the Leipzig University with the disputation De Impositione Nominum and immediately began to give theological lectures himself. He was accepted as a member of the Große Predigerkolleg in Leipzig.
Completely unexpectedly he received an invitation to a guest sermon at the Marktkirche Our Dear Women in Halle. In June 1692 Franck became adjunct at Halle's Marktkirche, an office he held for 17 years. In 1709 he became a deacon and in 1716 archdeacon. In 1722 Franck was appointed inspector of the city ministry and the hall circle as well as a scholarch at the Lutheran city high school in Halle. On October 30, 1722, after the death of Johann Michael Heineccius , he was appointed senior pastor at the Marktkirche Our Dear Women in Halle. A few days later, on November 7, 1722, King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia gave him the character of a consistorial councilor. In July 1742 he celebrated his 50th anniversary as a teacher. In the same year he was seriously injured when he fell down a staircase, but was soon able to resume his pastoral duties.
Johann Georg Franck died on January 29, 1747 at the age of 78 in Halle. A few days earlier he had given his last sermon. Franck had been married to Klara Elisabeth, the daughter of the Saxon chamber master and Pfänner from Halle Otto Heinrich Mylius , since 1692 . The couple had seven children, five sons and two daughters. The eldest daughter Christine Elisabeth married the lawyer Johann Friedemann Schneider , her younger sister Johanna Elisabeth the philosopher Johann Friedrich Stiebritz .
Franck left behind numerous writings, in addition to his university works before all sermons and funeral sermons.
Publications (selection)
- De Urnis Feralibus. Leipzig 1688. ( digitized )
- De Impositione Nominum. Leipzig 1689. ( digitized )
- The birthday improved by the day of death. Hall 1703.
- At the highly respectable funeral of the well-bored Mr. Heinrich Christian von Ende. Hall 1710.
- A righteous servant and steward of God. Funeral sermon to Johann Michael Heineccius . Hall 1722.
- A faithful teacher of the Church. Funeral sermon for August Hermann Francke . Hall 1727. ( digitized )
- The salvation acquired for men through Christ. Memorial sermon for Friedrich Wilhelm Herold, Lord Mayor of Halle Halle 1738.
- The premature death of the righteous, according to human judgment. ( Digitized )
- The miracle of divine grace, which the Lord gave this city of Halle on Green Thursday 1541 through Justus Jonas . Hall 1741.
- A Christian Medicus as a Venerable Medicus. Funeral speech for Friedrich Hoffmann . Hall 1743.
literature
- Johann Christoph von Dreyhaupt : Pagus Neletizi et Nudzici. Part 2, Volume 2, Emanuel Schneider, Hall 1749/50, pages 614–615. ( Digitized )
- Association of pastors of the ecclesiastical province of Saxony (ed.): Pastors' book of the ecclesiastical province of Saxony. Volume 3, Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2005, page 97, ISBN 978-3-374-02135-2 .
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Georg Franck in the German Digital Library
- Entry on Johann Georg Franck in Kalliope
- Johann Georg Franck in the German biography
- Entry about Franck, Johann Georg in the CERL Thesaurus
- Portrait of Johann Georg Franck in digital portrait index
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Johann Michael Heineccius |
Senior pastor at the Marktkirche Our Dear Women 1722–1747 |
Georg Ludwig Herrnschmidt |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Franck, Johann Georg |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Francke, Johann Georg |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and pastor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1669 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cooling |
DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1747 |
Place of death | Halle (Saale) |