Johann Wilhelm Kals

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Johann Wilhelm Kals (born October 11, 1700 in Düren , † February 21, 1781 buried in Maastricht ) was a Reformed theologian .

Life

Kals grew up as the son of a family belonging to the Reformed church in Düren. The Protestants were only a small minority in Düren, which was shaped by Catholicism. Since the Reformed did not have their own grammar school, Kals attended the grammar school run by Jesuits . From 1722 to 1728 he studied theology in Utrecht .

In 1731 he and his wife Anna Twisker moved to Suriname , then a Dutch colony . There he worked as a preacher for the Dutch Reformed Trade Church. Following the example of St. He wanted to do missionary work there , i.e. convert the Gentiles to Christianity . In Suriname he also campaigned against slavery . After two years he was sent back to the Netherlands .

There he served in Stevensweert from 1731 to 1740 . He studied oriental languages with Albertus Schultens in Leiden . He continued his studies at Oxford . There he was also a lecturer at times . In 1753 he was in Bremen , where he published two Hebrew study books.

Since he could not find a permanent position in Germany, he emigrated to North America , namely to Pennsylvania . From 1758 he worked there as a preacher for the German emigrants . He then worked in Amwell, New York, Reading and Germantown. At times he also worked as a Hebrew teacher. In 1774 he returned to Amsterdam . A year later he visited his hometown Düren, but continued to live in the Netherlands.

swell

  • Johann Wilhelm Kals, a memorable theologian of the 18th century , Karl Ventzke, Dürener Geschichtsblätter 1988, No. 77, pp. 63–65.

literature

  • Dr. JM van der Linde: Jan Willem Kals 1700–1781 Leraar der Hervormden; Advocaat van Indiaan en Neger . Uitgeversmaatschappij JH Kok, Kampen 1987, ISBN 90-242-3321-6 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Disquisitio philologica de Linguae Hebraeae , Bremen 1753 and Disquisitio philologica de punctorum cum ad Linguam Hebraeam tum ad Dialectos ejusdem principes docendas et discendas summa Necessitate , Bremen 1753
personal data
SURNAME Kals, Johann Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION reformed theologian
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1700
PLACE OF BIRTH Düren
DATE OF DEATH buried February 21, 1781
Place of death Maastricht