Johann Liborius Zimmermann

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Johann Liborius Zimmermann (born November 14, 1702 in Wernigerode , † April 2, 1734 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German Protestant theologian . From 1731 he was professor of theology at the University of Halle .

Life

Johann Liborius Zimmermann was born the son of a white baker. He first attended the Latin school in Wernigerode and later the cathedral school in Halberstadt . From 1721 he studied philology , philosophy and theology at the University of Jena under Johann Georg Walch and Johann Franz Buddeus, among others . Buddeus convinced him to embark on an academic career. In 1725 Zimmermann acquired his master's degree and began to give theological lectures at Jena University himself. During this time he also began to work on his extensive literature .

In 1728 Zimmermann became court preacher to Christian Ernst Graf von Stolberg-Wernigerode and consistorial councilor in his native city of Wernigerode. In 1731 he accepted the call to the theological faculty of the University of Halle while retaining his obligation as consistorial councilor in his hometown. In Halle, along with August Hermann Francke and Joachim Lange , he was one of the pietistic university theologians . Johann Liborius Zimmermann died on April 2, 1734, at the age of 31, in Halle. He was buried in Halle's Stadtgottesacker . His grave is in crypt arch 16, grave inscriptions are no longer preserved, but his death mask still exists.

Works (selection)

  • The exuberant knowledge of Jesus Christ. 1732
  • Brief outline of a complete doctrine of reason in tables with an appendix of personal reflection. 1729
  • The bliss of the children of God in their sorrows and tribulations. 1729
  • The evangelical preaching office. An inaugural sermon. 1728
  • Natural knowledge of God, the world and man, or metaphysics. 1728
  • De imperfectione mundi existentis. 1725

literature

  • Eduard Jacobs :  Zimmermann, Liborius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 45, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1900, pp. 283-289.
  • Eduard Jacobs : Johann Liborius Zimmermann and the Pietist Movement in Wernigerode. in: Journal of the Harz Association for History and Antiquity. 31st year, self-published, Wernigerode 1898; Pages 121–226. ( Digitized )
  • Christian Stephan: The silent faculty - Biographical contributions to the history of the theological faculty of the University of Halle. Pages 81-82; Janos Stekovics, Dößel 2005. ISBN 3-89923-103-1 .

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personal data
SURNAME Zimmermann, Johann Liborius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zimmermann, Liborius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH November 14, 1702
PLACE OF BIRTH Wernigerode
DATE OF DEATH April 2, 1734
Place of death Halle (Saale)