Johann Heinrich Alting
Johann Heinrich Alting (born February 17, 1583 in Emden , † August 25, 1644 in Groningen ) was a German Reformed theologian .
Heinrich Alting studied in Groningen and in Herborn theology . In 1613 he received his doctorate in Heidelberg and was appointed professor of dogmatics . In 1616 he was director of the local seminary Collegium sapientiae . Together with Abraham Scultetus and Paul Tossanus , he took part in the Dordrecht Synod in 1618 . After Tilly sacked Heidelberg in September 1622, he fled to Holland. In Groningen he was appointed professor of theology in 1627.
Alting's writings on the history of the Palatinate Church, the Augsburg Confession , the Heidelberg Catechism , on dogmatics and supra-church controversies were only published after his death.
literature
- Wilhelm Gaß : Alting, Johann Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 367 f.
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Heinrich Alting in the German Digital Library
- Digitized works by Alting in the Post-Reformation Digital Library (PRDL)
- Biography of Alting in the East Frisian landscape
Individual evidence
- ↑ Willem van Irhoven (ed.): Canones Synodi nationalis Dordracenae, ofte Oordeel des Synodi nationalis der Gereformeerde Kercken van de Vereenigde Nederlanden: ghehouden in Dordrecht, inden jare 1618 end 1619 . J. H. Vonk van Lynden, Utrecht 1752, pp. 22, 40, 68 and 95 ( Google Books ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alting, Johann Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1583 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Emden |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1644 |
| Place of death | Groningen |