Johann Nepomuk Hortig
Johann Nepomuk Hortig , born as Karl Anton Hortig , (born March 3, 1774 in Pleystein , † February 27, 1847 in Munich ) was a German theologian .
Origin and education
He was the son of the care administrator and princely Palatinate-Sulzbach Council Philipp Anton Hortig and his wife Maria Josepha, born von Voit on Gebhardsreuth . He attended the lower classes of the grammar school in Amberg , the three higher and philosophical courses he attended in the aristocratic seminar in Neuburg an der Donau . From 1791 to 1793 he studied law at the University of Ingolstadt . In 1794 he entered the Andechs Benedictine monastery and was given the name Johannes Nepomuk here . He was ordained a priest on July 23, 1797 .
Activity as priest and professor
In 1799 he became a chaplain at the Nonnberg women's monastery in Salzburg and in the same year attended legal and philosophical lectures at the University of Salzburg ; where he graduated as Dr. phil. In 1801 he became a lecturer in logic and metaphysics in the Andechs monastery . In 1804 he was appointed after a call by the then ruling Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinand III. , Professor of Ethics and Natural Law in Salzburg. In 1806 he became a professor of dogmatics at the Lyceum in Amberg . From 1812 to 1821 he was pastor in Windischeschenbach . In 1821 he became cathedral chapter in Regensburg . In 1821 he became professor of moral theology , general religious teaching and religious education , and also temporarily for church history at the University of Landshut . From 1824 to 1825 he was the rector of Landshut University . Since the transfer of the University of Landshut to Munich in 1826, he was Professor of Moral Theology at the LMU Munich . On November 29, 1827 he became cathedral chapter in the metropolitan chapter in Munich. In 1830 he became an extraordinary member and in 1841 a full member of the historical class of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences . On January 1, 1841, King Ludwig I awarded him the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of St. Michael .
He died in 1847 after a long period of suffering; in his will he bequeathed 500 fl to the Kreuzbergkirche in Pleystein. His books and manuscripts received the St. Boniface Monastery in Munich.
He published his literary works under the pseudonym Johannes Nariscus ; "In his original humor he glossed on the weaknesses of his time" such as arrogance, addiction to phrases and enthusiasm. Critics rate these works as being on par with those of Jean Paul or Georg Christoph Lichtenberg . His native town of Pleystein had a granite memorial plaque made for him in 1874, which is now on the west facade of the local history museum. The inscription reads: Birthplace of the ecclesiastical council and cathedral capitular Dr. Johannes Nepomuk Hortig, born in Pleystein on March 4, 1774, died in Munich on February 27, 1847, highly regarded as a satyrical writer. The stone tablet was made for 20 fl by Christoph Schmid from Braunetsrieth and paid for by the von Lichtenstern family, who was related to Hortig .
Fonts (selection)
- Works published under the name of Johann Nepomuk Hortig
- Handbook of Christian Church History . Landshut 1827.
- Sermons to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of the parish church of St. Martin and Kastulus in Landshut . Landshut 1836.
- Wonderful incidents of Blasius Berneiter and his companions . Sulzbach 1837.
- Brief doctrine of virtues in sayings of the Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments . Regensburg 1841.
- Writings published under the name of Johannes Nariscus
- Collected leaves Johannes Nariscus. Sulzbach 1832.
- Travel by sea and land, with some appendages and interspersions. Sulzbach 1835.
- Wondrous incident of Blasius Bernreiter and his companions, compiled by Johannes Nariscus. Sulzbach 1836.
- Twelve baskets, story by Johannes Nariscus. Landshut 1841.
- The neo-romantic drama zu Rübenrunkel by JN Calendar of the literary-artistic institution in Munich , 1844.
literature
- Siegfried Poblotzki : History of the rule, the city and the parish Pleystein. Pp. 1067-1068. Verlag Stadt Pleystein, Pleystein 1980.
- Siegfried Poblotzki: The philosopher Karl Anton Hortig. What our homeland tells us , 6/1969.
- Wilhelm Wühr: Johannes Nariscus, a forgotten Upper Palatinate satirist. Home pages for the upper Naabgau , 8/1928.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hortig, Johann Nepomuk |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hortig, Karl Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1774 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pleystein |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1847 |
| Place of death | Munich |