Karl August Wildenhahn
Karl August Wildenhahn (born February 14, 1805 in Zwickau , † May 14, 1868 in Bautzen ) was a Protestant theologian and religious writer.
Life
Wildenhahn attended grammar school in Zwickau and studied Protestant theology at the University of Leipzig from 1824 . After the state examination, he taught as a teacher in Lichtenstein / Sa. After five years he went to Dresden to Ludwig Tieck to become active as a writer like him. He then switched back to theology and became pastor in Schönefeld in 1837 . In 1840 he changed to the Petrikirche in Bautzen as pastor . There he lived after receiving his doctorate as Dr. theol. until his death as a church and school councilor as well as religious writer. The Erzgebirge village stories , a two-volume anthology (1848 and 1850) , among others, originate from his pen .
literature
- Ludwig Fränkel : Wildenhahn, Karl August . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 42, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1897, pp. 500-503.
- Matthias Wolfes : Wildenhahn, Karl August. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 17, Bautz, Herzberg 2000, ISBN 3-88309-080-8 , Sp. 1551-1555.
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl August Wildenhahn in the bibliographic database WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wildenhahn, Karl August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and religious writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwickau |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1868 |
| Place of death | Bautzen |