Karl von Burger (theologian, 1805)
Heinrich Carl August von Burger (born May 1, 1805 in Bayreuth , † July 14, 1884 in Schönau near Berchtesgaden) was a Lutheran theologian.
Life
His parents were the jeweler and editor of the Bayreuth newspaper Christian Heinrich Carl von Burger (1777-1847; son of the court confectioner Johann Christoph v. B.) and Christiana Friederike (1784-1852; daughter of the bookseller Carl Gottlob Beck ).
He studied philology with L. Döderlein and theology with Christian Krafft in Erlangen. There he was a grammar school teacher for 10 years, then pastor in Fürth, pastor, dean in Munich and from 1855 to 1883 senior consistorial councilor. During his studies in Erlangen he became a member of the Bubenreuther fraternity in the winter semester of 1823/24 .
Together with Adolf von Harless he made the Bayer. Regional church to the Lutheran model church in teaching, worship and administration of the sacraments. His new hymn book and liturgy were among others. a. also adopted in America. He averted the threatening separation of Wilhelm Löhe and promoted the Gustav-Adolf-Verein in Bavaria.
Marriages and children
In 1832 he married Elise, a daughter of Christian Krafft, in Erlangen . With her he had seven daughters and their son Karl von Burger (theologian, 1834) (1834-1905), who was also senior consistorial advisor in Munich.
In 1856 he married Laura, a daughter of the senior consistorial councilor Faber, with whom he had two more daughters.
literature
- Ludwig Turtur: Burger, Karl Heinrich August von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 45 ( digitized version ).
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Karl von Burger (theologian, 1805). In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 818-819.
- Speeches at the grave of the Oberkonsistorialrat a. DD Karl Heinrich August von Burger: Died on July 14, 1884. Printed as a manuscript. Berchtesgaden 1884.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ernst Höhne: The Bubenreuther. History of a German fraternity. II., Erlangen 1936, p. 86.
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl von Burger in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burger, Karl von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burger, Heinrich Carl August von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bayreuth |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1884 |
| Place of death | Schönau near Berchtesgaden |