Johann Hermann von Elswich
Johann Hermann von Elswich (born June 19, 1684 in Rendsburg , † June 10, 1721 in Stade ) was a German Lutheran theologian.
Life
Elswig came from a family who had been driven out of Geldern by Duke Alba and who had fled to Holstein .
He studied at the universities of Lübeck , Rostock (1703), Leipzig , Jena and Wittenberg . In Wittenberg he acquired the academic degree of a Magister on October 18, 1709 and was accepted as an adjunct in the philosophical faculty on December 25, 1712 .
He turned to the study of theology and obtained a licentiate degree . In 1717 he went to the St. Cosmae et Damianikirche in Stade as the main pastor, where he finally died.
As a Lutheran dispute theologian, he made a name for himself during his time and was considered a learned person.
Selection of works
- Philosophumena Viris Sanctis remere adsicta, de Recentiorum in Nouum Foedus Critica, Wittenberg 1711
- Launoium de varia Aristotelis Fortuna, Wittenberg 1720
- Epistolas Familiares varia Aristotelis Fortuna, Wittenberg 1720
- Epistolas Familiares varii argumentti, Wittenberg 1717
- Simonium de litteris pereuntibus, Frankfurt 1716
- Obserutiones in Witteri Commentar. In Genesin & c.
- The Image and Title of Righteous Lutherans, 1717
literature
- Karl Ernst Hermann Krause: Elswich, Johann Hermann von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 73.
- Elswich, Jo. Herm. from. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 8, Leipzig 1734, column 935.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elswich, Johann Hermann von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1684 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rendsburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1721 |
| Place of death | Stade |