Johann Georg Franck

Portrait of Johann Georg Franck from Johann Christoph von Dreyhaupt's Pagus Neletizi et Nudzici. Part 2, Volume 2 (1749/50)

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 .

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predecessor	Office	successor
Johann Michael Heineccius	Senior pastor at the Marktkirche Our Dear Women 1722–1747	Georg Ludwig Herrnschmidt

personal data
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)