Karl Köhler (theologian, 1832)
Karl Friedrich Köhler (born May 8, 1832 in Gedern , † December 30, 1895 in Darmstadt ) was a German Protestant theologian .
family
Köhler was the son of the pastor and later prelate Karl Köhler and his wife Julie Clara Wilhelmine Karoline nee. Eigenbrodt. He was married to Antonie Dieffenbach (1834–1906), daughter of the school director Johann Philipp Dieffenbach .
Life
From 1849 Köhler studied Protestant theology at the Hessian Ludwig University . From 1853 he was initially a private teacher, from 1858 a high school teacher in Darmstadt. In 1863 he became a professor at the seminary in Friedberg . In 1882 he was appointed senior consistorial councilor of the Evangelical Church in Hesse in Darmstadt and superintendent of the province of Rheinhessen ; in addition, he was the first pastor in Mainz from 1885 to 1887 .
Köhler published several books on topics of canon law, including a textbook on German Protestant canon law (1895).
literature
- Hartmut Lohmann: Köhler, Karl. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 4, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-038-7 , Sp. 245.
- Christoph Link : Köhler, Karl . In: Religion Past and Present (RGG). 4th edition. Volume 4, Mohr-Siebeck, Tübingen 2001, Sp. 1475-1476.
Web links
- Köhler, Karl in the Hessian biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koehler, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Köhler, Karl Friedrich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8 May 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gedern |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1895 |
| Place of death | Darmstadt |