Johann von Fuchte

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Johann von Fuchte (born November 26, 1568 in Antwerp , † November 26, 1622 in Helmstedt ) was a German Protestant theologian.

Life

As a small child, he and his parents fled from the attacks of the Spaniards in Antwerp. Von Fuchte became an orphan early on, but was able to enjoy his first education in Hamburg because of a legacy he left behind . He attended the University of Helmstedt , the University of Tübingen , the University of Wittenberg , and other academies. In Helmstedt he acquired the academic degree of a master’s degree in 1590 and received his doctorate in theology there on February 4, 1616 .

In 1603 he became a preacher at the St. Jacobi Church in Hildesheim , where he got into a dispute with the local superintendent because of his haircut. Since he lost his voice, he had to give up the activity there and followed a call from Duke Heinrich Julius of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel to a professorship in theology in Helmstedt, where he also became librarian of the university library there from 1608 .

Fuchtes theological work deals with the dialogue of Gennadius Scholarius , the Sentences of Augustine, Xystus, Marcus Eremetria, the Maximus Confessor of the Last Supper by Paschasius Radbertus and with a script by Nicolaus von Clamenge. Von Fuchte is seen as the forerunner of his student Georg Calixt , who established syncretism at the University of Helmstedt.

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SURNAME Fuchte, Johann von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fuchte, Johann van; Fucht, Johann von der; Fucht, Johann à
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1568
PLACE OF BIRTH Antwerp
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 1622
Place of death Helmstedt