Johann Karl Passavant

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Johann Karl Passavant (born April 22, 1790 in Frankfurt am Main , † April 14, 1857 ibid) was a German doctor and religious writer .

Life

Grave of Johann Karl Passavant in the Frankfurt main cemetery

Passavant was born in 1790 as the son of the merchant Christian Passavant and Marie Elisabeth de Bar. His uncle Jakob Ludwig Passavant , who worked as a pastor, had a decisive influence on his development. Johann Karl Passavant dealt with religious questions as a child and wanted to practice a spiritual profession.

In 1807 he began to study medicine at the University of Heidelberg . In 1809 he moved to the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen . In 1810 he received his doctorate in Tübingen and from then on worked in hospitals in Vienna. Passavant was particularly interested in ophthalmology . Passavant still considered switching to a clerical profession, but remained a doctor at the insistence of his father.

In 1816 he settled again in Frankfurt. Passavant, who was interested in animal magnetism , quickly made friends with Christian Ernst Neeff , who had similar interests. Like Neeff, he sat in the Dr. Senckenberg Foundation and gave lectures there.

In 1832 Passavant went to Vienna to examine victims of cholera  . In 1834, however, he moved back to Frankfurt. There he participated in the re-establishment of the physical association and became its chairman.

From 1840 he was mainly concerned with theological questions. Passavant was of the opinion that science and theology are compatible. He was close friends with the bishops Johann Michael Sailer and Melchior von Diepenbrock . Passavant understood the profession of doctor as work on the kingdom of God. As early as the winter of 1816, he and his father traveled to Rome, where he had an audience with Pope Pius VII . He spoke to him about his desire for a unified church from both denominations, Protestantism and Catholicism .

Passavant was married to Marianne Passavant until his death in 1857.

Works (selection)

  • Renate Riemeck (ed.): From the freedom of the will and other writings . Free Spiritual Life Publishing House, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-7725-0187-7 .
  • From the freedom of will and the human development law . Brönner, Frankfurt am Main 1835.

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SURNAME Passavant, Johann Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German doctor and religious writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1857
Place of death Frankfurt am Main