Josias Lorck
Josias Lorck (also Josias Lorichs , born January 3, 1723 in Flensburg , † February 8, 1785 in Copenhagen ) was a German pastor who became known as a Bible collector. He was an uncle of Matthias Claudius the Elder. J. and father-in-law of the general superintendent of Schleswig and Holstein Jacob Georg Christian Adler .
Life
After studying in Halle an der Saale , Lorck came to Copenhagen in 1744 and became a German catechist and preacher at the Vor Frelsers Kirke . From 1759 until his death he was pastor at the German Friedrichskirche in the Copenhagen district of Christianshavn , for the construction of which he had long campaigned. He was also able to build an orphanage for girls thanks to the support of wealthy patrons.
In addition, Lorck was active as a theological author and contributed numerous articles to the news of the state of the sciences and arts in the royal Danish empires and countries (1754–1757), which he wrote under the title Continued news of the state of sciences and arts in the royal Danish empires and lands (1758–1768) continued. He also published the Danish Journal (1767–1770) and the contributions to the latest church history in the royal Danish empires and countries (1756–1758). On the basis of his famous biblical collection ( Biblicae Lorckianae ), which finally comprised over 5000 copies, he published biblical history explained in some articles (1779–1783). In 1784, Duke Carl Eugen von Württemberg acquired the entire collection and bequeathed it to the public library in Stuttgart (today the Württemberg State Library ).
Fonts (selection)
- In colligendis variis Sacrorum Bibliorum Editionibus divina, quam veneror, benignitate mihi contigit hucusque esse tam felici, ut, quem per viginti annos data quavis occasione collegi, Apparatus Biblicus ultra tria jam [iam] contineat , Hafniae the 31st Mart. 1773.
- Bibliotheca Biblica Serenissimi Würrtenbergensivm Dvcis Olim Lorckiana , 5 vols., Altona: Eckhardt 1787.
literature
- Continuation and additions to Christian Gottlieb Jöchers general scholarly lexico…. / by Johann Christoph Adelung and continued from the letter K by Heinrich Wilhelm Rotermund , Volume 3, Leipzig 1784, Col. 2149.
- A. Jantzen: Lorck, Josias . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 10 : Laale – Løvenørn . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1896, p. 370-372 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
- Josias Lorck. In: The Danske Encyklopædi store .
Web links
- www.wlb-stuttgart.de Württemberg State Library, holdings :
- Christianshavn ( memento of October 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) on tyskforlaget.dk
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lorck, Josias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lorichs, Josias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pastor and Bible collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1723 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Flensburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1785 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |