Konrad Furrer

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Konrad Furrer , also Conrad Furrer (born November 5, 1838 in Fluntern , † April 14, 1908 in Zurich ) was a Swiss Protestant clergyman and university professor .

Life

Konrad Furrer was the son of a farmer.

He enrolled at the University of Zurich in 1857 and studied theology; In 1862 he was ordained and in the same year he became parish administrator in Schlieren .

After traveling to Palestine in 1863 , he became a pastor in Baar , then in Schlieren in 1864 and in Uster in 1870 , until in 1876 he became pastor at the old town church of St. Peter in Zurich.

From 1869 to 1871 he was a private lecturer at the University of Zurich; During this time he completed his habilitation with The Significance of Biblical Geography for Biblical Exegesis . In 1889 he became associate professor for the Old Testament and general history of religion at the University of Zurich . In 1900 he was dean of the theological faculty .

He had a friendship with the Palestine explorer Titus Tobler , about whom he wrote a biography .

Since 1872 he was married to Susanna (née Frei) (1845–1895).

Spiritual and literary work

He was best known for his sermons and his lecturing activities, such as his controversies with atheist socialists in 1893 in the club house of the Eintracht Zurich workers' association , the lectures on general biblical questions in the old Tonhalle in 1895 and on Catholicism held in the Church of St. Peter 1899, heavily attended. Theologically he was classed among the pious , undoctrinal liberals and, in addition to some popular scientific writings, wrote a book about his journey to the Holy Land , which, thanks to his precise observations, can still be considered an interesting and important source on the conditions in Palestine at that time. He published many different articles and essays in various magazines and in the Bible dictionary. Real dictionary for manual use for clergy and congregation members .

honors and awards

Memberships

Fonts (selection)

literature

  • Max Arndt; Richard Frei: Dean Prof. Dr. Konrad Furrer, Pastor at St. Peter in Zurich, 1838-1908: Words in his memory . Zurich: Müller, Werder & Co., 1908.

Web links

Wikisource: Konrad Furrer  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Matriculation Edition. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Furrer, Konrad (1838-1908) [HistVV]. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Mario Florin: Professor Konrad Furrer's walk into the lions' den. In: Gun women and red dogs. 2002, accessed December 16, 2019 .
  4. ↑ S. Zurlinden: Hundred Years: Pictures from the History of the City of Zurich in the Period from 1814-1914 . ISBN 978-5-87370-648-8 ( google.de [accessed on December 16, 2019]).
  5. ↑ biography and autobiography. In: Appenzellische Jahrbücher 121.1993 , accessed on December 16, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Furrer, Konrad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Furrer, K .; Furrer, Kd .; Furrer, Conrad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss reformed clergyman and Palestine researcher
DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Whisper
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1908
Place of death Zurich