Johann Heinrich Weyhenmayer
Johann Heinrich Weyhenmayer , also Johann Heinrich Weyhenmeyer (born August 4, 1637 in Ulm ; † May 29, 1706 ibid) was a German Lutheran preacher in Ulm and the surrounding area.
Life
His father Ulrich was a businessman in Lauingen and went to Ulm with his grandfather Anton, who had been mayor there, in order to be able to freely live their Lutheran faith. Johann Heinrich attended grammar school and studied theology at the University of Jena from 1655 , where he obtained his master's degree two years later . In 1661 he was offered a theological professorship.
Johann Heinrich Weyhenmayer became a deacon in Leipheim in 1662 and in Langenau in 1667 , pastor in Altheim in 1681 and finally in 1687 preacher at Ulm Minster . In 14 years he gave over 3,000 sermons. Numerous volumes with his spiritual texts and sermons have survived.
family
His sons were
- Georg Gottfried Weyhenmeyer (1666–1715), sculptor in Berlin
- Elias Weyhenmeyer (around 1670–1752), professor for the Hebrew and Greek languages at the high school in Ulm
- Johann Heinrich Weyhenmeyer (1702–?), Sculptor in Berlin
literature
- Albrecht Weyermann : News from scholars, artists and other strange people from Ulm. Ulm 1798. p. 538
- Andreas Gößner: The terministic dispute: Prehistory, course and meaning of a theological conflict at the turn of the 17th to the 18th century. (= Contributions to historical theology. Volume 159.) Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2011 ISBN 9783161508516 p. 208
- Paul Tschackert: Weyhenmayer, Johann Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 42, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1897, p. 278.
Web links
- Johann Heinrich Weyhenmayer Herzog-August-Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel
- Johann Heinrich Weyhenmayer copperplate engraving
Individual evidence
- ^ Albrecht Weyermann : News from scholars, artists and other strange people from Ulm. Ulm 1798. pp. 537-541
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weyhenmayer, Johann Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weyhenmeyer, Johann Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran preacher in Ulm and the surrounding area |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1637 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ulm |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1706 |
| Place of death | Ulm |