Julius Ferdinand Räbiger

Julius Ferdinand Räbiger or Raebiger (born April 20, 1811 in Lohsa , † November 18, 1891 in Breslau ) was a German Lutheran theologian and university professor .

Life

Räbiger attended the Bautzen grammar school . He then studied philosophy and theology from 1829 at the University of Leipzig and from 1831 at the University of Breslau . After graduation, he worked a long time as a tutor before November 18, 1836 the dissertation Ethice Liborum Apocryphorum Veteris Testamenti in Wroclaw for Dr. phil. received his doctorate . On February 17, 1838, the doctorate to Lic. Theol. and immediately afterwards the habilitation at the theological faculty. From 1838 until his death he finally lectured at the University of Breslau.

Räbiger rose to associate professor in 1847 . From 1849 to 1851 he was the editor of the Silesian magazine for Protestant church fellowship . Since Minister Karl Otto von Raumer felt attacked by the magazine , he was transferred from 1851 to 1853 as a research assistant to the University Library in Breslau . The theological faculty honored him in 1853 with an honorary doctorate ( Dr. theol. Hc ). Through the intercession of the Minister Moritz August von Bethmann-Hollweg , he received a full professorship in October 1859 .

Räbiger was rector of the University of Wroclaw in the academic year 1869/1870 . He was also elected city councilor for over 25 years .

Freedom of teaching and refutation of the critical principles of Bruno Bauer , Breslau 1843.
The General Church, a word to the protesters among Catholics and Protestants , Wroclaw 1845.
The Development of Theology into Science , Breslau 1869
Theologik or Encyclopedia of Theology , Leipzig 1880.
To the theological encyclopedia. Critical considerations , Breslau 1882.

Carl Heinrich Cornill : Raebiger, Julius Ferdinand . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, pp. 184-186.
Susanne Siebert: Räbiger, Julius Ferdinand. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 7, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-048-4 , Sp. 1239-1240.
Bruno Jahn (ed.): The German-language press: A biographical-bibliographical handbook. Volume 2: M-Z . Saur, Berlin 2005, ISBN 978-3-11-096157-7 , p. 833.

personal data
SURNAME	Räbiger, Julius Ferdinand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Raebiger, Julius Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Protestant theologian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH	April 20, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lohsa
DATE OF DEATH	November 18, 1891
Place of death	Wroclaw