Konrad Gottlieb Ribbeck

Konrad Gottlieb Ribbeck (born March 21, 1759 in Stolp in Western Pomerania , † June 28, 1826 in Berlin ) was a Protestant theologian .

St. Marien and St. Nikolai cemetery I , memorial plaque for the Ribbeck couple on the cemetery wall.

Ribbeck, son of a preacher, studied theology at the University of Halle from 1776–1779 and in 1779 became a teacher at the Prussian cadet institute in Stolp. From 1780 he worked as a preacher. In 1786 Ribbeck became pastor at the Holy Spirit Church in Magdeburg . In 1800 he became a royal consistorial councilor and then senior consistorial councilor in Berlin. He was provost at the Nikolaikirche and at the Marienkirche in Berlin, personal pastor of members of the royal house and advisor to Friedrich Wilhelm III. in the Supreme Church Regiment and in the 'Liturgical Commission'. He was instrumental in the merger of the Lutheran and Reformed churches to form the Prussian Union .

During the French occupation of Berlin, Ribbeck earned merits as an advocate for the citizens against the Napoleonic usurpation . For this mission he received the Order of the Red Eagle 2nd class from the King in 1811 . The Berlin city government granted him honorary citizenship on July 6, 1813, thus establishing the tradition of appointing deserving citizens as honorary citizens of the city. Ribbeck wrote sacred songs and sermons. He is buried in the St. Marien and St. Nikolai Cemetery I in Berlin-Pankow. It is dedicated to the city of Berlin as an honorary grave . August Ferdinand Ribbeck and Friedrich Ribbeck were his sons.

literature

Julius August Wagenmann : Ribbeck, Konrad Gottlieb . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 28, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, pp. 802-804.
Sabine Doering: Ribbeck, Konrad Gottlieb. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 8, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-053-0 , Sp. 173-176. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
German Biographical Encyclopedia (DBE), 2nd edition, Volume 8, Saur, Munich 2007, p. 361.
Guido Heinrich: Ribbeck, Conrad Gottlieb. In: Guido Heinrich, Gunter Schandera (ed.): Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon 19th and 20th centuries. Biographical lexicon for the state capital Magdeburg and the districts of Bördekreis, Jerichower Land, Ohrekreis and Schönebeck. Scriptum, Magdeburg 2002, ISBN 3-933046-49-1 ( article online ).

^ New necrology of the Germans . Volume 4, part 1. Ilmenau 1828, p. 382 ( online ).

personal data
SURNAME	Ribbeck, Konrad Gottlieb
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ribbeck, Conrad Gottlieb
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German theologian (Protestant) and first honorary citizen of Berlin
DATE OF BIRTH	March 21, 1759
PLACE OF BIRTH	Stolp , Pomerania
DATE OF DEATH	June 28, 1826
Place of death	Berlin