Ludwig Hirzel (theologian)
Ludwig Hirzel (born August 27, 1801 in Zurich ; † April 13, 1841 ibid) was a Swiss Reformed theologian , clergyman and university professor .
Life
Hirzel came from a prominent Zurich family who had produced various scholars and statesmen. His father was the philosophy professor Heinrich Hirzel . He attended high school in Zurich and then moved to the Collegium Carolinum . There he received his first theological training. This was followed by a time at German universities, where he mainly devoted himself to the oriental languages and finally received his PhD. phil. received his doctorate .
Hirzel returned to Zurich in 1823. There he was installed as a preacher . In addition, he was appointed professor of the Hebrew language at the upper secondary school in the city and a lecturer at the Carolinum University of theology. When the University of Zurich was founded about nine years later , he received an extraordinary professorship at the university's theological faculty . From 1837 to 1839 he was dean of the faculty. As early as 1835, the Theological Faculty of the University of Basel awarded him a doctorate in theology for his services .
In addition to his work as a university teacher and preacher, Hirzel was also politically active. He was elected to the Cantonal Council of the Canton of Zurich . His early death led to great sympathy from the city's population, which is said to have been shown not least at his funeral.
His son was the literary historian Ludwig Hirzel .
Publications
- De Pentateuchi versionis Syriacae, quam Peschito vocant, indole , 1825.
- De chaldaismi biblici origine et auctoritate , 1830.
- Job Commentar in: Concise Exegetical Handbook on the Old Testament , 1839.
literature
- Gustav Moritz Redslob : Hirzel, Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 497 f.
- Ludwig Hirzel , in: New Nekrolog der Deutschen , 19th year 1841, 2nd part, Voigt, Weimar 1843, p. 1275.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hirzel, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss reformed theologian, clergyman and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1841 |
| Place of death | Zurich |