Johann Gottfried Hoche
Johann Gottfried Hoche (born September 25, 1762 in Gratzungen ; † May 2, 1836 in Gröningen ) was a German Lutheran theologian and historian .
Life
Johann Gottfried Hoche was born as the son of a landlord in Gratzungen in the Grafschaft Hohenstein and received his education at the city school in Ellrich am Harz and from 1778 to 1785 at the large school in Wolfenbüttel . Then he studied in Halle Protestant theology and history and was there Famulus at Johann Salomo Semler and Johann August Nösselt .
For family reasons, he was unable to realize his intention to do his habilitation in history at the University of Erlangen . So he lived, busy with scientific work, in Halberstadt and belonged to the "Royal Literary Society in Halberstadt". At times he was court master of a Freiherr von der Horst near Minden . In 1795 he became a preacher in Rödinghausen near Herford . From here he undertook u. a. a trip to the Saterland .
In 1800 he was appointed second clergyman to Gröningen near Halberstadt, where he was promoted to chief preacher and superintendent in 1805 and soon afterwards, while retaining this office, was appointed to the council in the consistory in Halberstadt. He administered this office until the Halberstadt Consistory was dissolved in 1816 as a result of the new provincial division of Prussia. He turned down the offer to move to Magdeburg , the capital of the Province of Saxony and the seat of the new Provincial Consistory, to continue this activity . He stayed in Gröningen until his death.
Fonts
Hoche was active as a writer in various directions ; best known are his historical works, namely the Complete History of the County of Hohenstein (1790), which was last reprinted in 2000. He was particularly fond of the history of the Netherlands and north-west Germany: his historical study of the Dutch colonies in Low Germany was published in 1791, his history of governorship in the Netherlands in 1796 , and his trip to Saterland, East Frisia and Gröningen in 1800 .
Out of the large number of theological occasional writings, the small print History of the Papal Jubilee Year (1825), which was very sensational at the time and which was placed on the index , should be emphasized . Hoche also tried his hand at novels several times. a. with the bailiff's daughter von Lüde (1797).
Hoches literary talents continued with his daughters Eulalia Merx (1811-1908) and Louise Aston (1814-1871).
Works
- Familiar letters about the current adventurous reading addiction . Hanover, 1794 ( digitized and full text in the German text archive )
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Gottfried Hoche in the catalog of the German National Library
- Information about Hoches birthplace Gratzungen
literature
- Richard Hoche : Hoche, Johann Gottfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 519.
- Gerhard Williger: Hoche, Johann Gottfried. In: Guido Heinrich, Gunter Schandera (ed.): Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon 19th and 20th centuries. Biographical lexicon for the state capital Magdeburg and the districts of Bördekreis, Jerichower Land, Ohrekreis and Schönebeck. Scriptum, Magdeburg 2002, ISBN 3-933046-49-1 , p. 305.
Footnotes
- ↑ a b Gerhard Williger: Hoche, Johann Gottfried . In: Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon , p. 305.
- ^ Johann Gottfried Hoche: Journey through Osnabrück and Niedermünster in the Saterland, East Frisia and Gröningen . Friedrich Wilmans, Bremen 1800, title page ( digitized version of the Dresden State Library).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoche, Johann Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1762 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gratzungen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1836 |
| Place of death | Groeningen |