Ludwig Jonas

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Ludwig Jonas

Ludwig Jonas (born February 11, 1797 in Neustadt (Dosse) , † September 19, 1859 in Berlin ) was a German Protestant theologian. He emerged in particular as the editor of Friedrich Schleiermacher's estate and as a representative of a presbyterial - synodal church constitution and a supporter of the Prussian Union .

Life

Memorial plaque on the house at Brüderstraße 13 in Berlin-Mitte

Jonas' father was a merchant and had converted from Judaism to Christianity. From 1812 Jonas attended the Joachimsthalsche Gymnasium in Berlin. In 1815 he took part in the campaign against Napoleon and fought in the battles of Ligny and Waterloo , among others . He then studied Protestant theology in Berlin from 1815 to 1819 . During this time he also joined the fraternity movement and was the founder of the old Berlin fraternity in 1818 . In 1819 he signed a public declaration in favor of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn .

After completing his studies, Jonas first worked as an educator in the royal cadet institution and then as a teacher in the military orphanage in Potsdam . In 1823 he accepted a preaching position in the Western Pomerania villages of Schwerinsburg and Wusseken . Because of his fraternity involvement during his student days, he was only able to get the job through personal intervention by Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm .

In 1829 Jonas married Elisabeth, the eldest daughter of Count Heinrich Ludwig Wilhelm Carl von Schwerin-Putzar , who was the patron saint of Schwerinsburg and Wusseken. The marriage had twelve children:

  • Paul Jonas (1830–1913), banker, first married to Adelheid Lehr (1842–1867), second married to Helene König (1839–1926)
  • Luise Jonas (1831–1922), married to the banker Adelbert Delbrück (1822–1890)
  • Emma Jonas (1833–1909), married to the publisher Dietrich Reimer (1818–1899)
  • Marie Jonas (1834–1913), married to the farmer Robert von Benda (1816–1899)
  • Elisabeth Jonas (1835–1905), first marriage to Friedrich Reimer (1815–1860), second marriage to Bernhard Sydow (1832–1899)
  • Charlotte Jonas (1837–1880), married to the conductor and composer Robert Radecke (1830–1911)
  • Victor Jonas (1838–1906), married to Mathilde Kubik (1855–1941)
  • Anna Jonas (1840–1915), married to the historian Bernhard von Simson (1840–1915)
  • Beate Jonas (1841–1913), married to the lawyer August von Simson (1837–1927) and mother of the lawyer Ernst von Simson (1876–1941)
  • Ernst Jonas (1842–1914), pastor, first marriage to Marie Kauffmann (1849–1887), second marriage to Clara Meyer (1859–1938)
  • Hermann Jonas (1844–1889), married to Martha Fink (1855–1887)
  • Fritz Jonas (1845–1920), high school teacher and literary historian, married to Anna Franz (1857–1937)
tomb

From 1833 Ludwig Jonas was the third deacon of St. Nikolai in Berlin. He kept this position until his death. His grave is in the old cemetery of the St. Nikolai and St. Marien parish . His grave is dedicated to the city of Berlin as an honorary grave .

Publication of the Schleiermacher estate

Jonas was a student and confidante of Friedrich Schleiermacher , whose daughter Hildegard had been married to his brother-in-law Maximilian von Schwerin-Putzar since 1834 . In 1834 Schleiermacher asked Jonas on his deathbed to take over the editing of his literary estate. Jonas was busy with this task for almost a decade. He gave u. a. by Schleiermacher in the Prussian Academy of Sciences recited speeches and essays (1835), the dialectic (1839) and the Christian ethics (1843) out. For these services, Ludwig Jonas received an honorary doctorate from the University of Marburg in 1850 .

Jonas also prepared Schleiermacher's scientific correspondence for publication. The first and second volumes were published in 1858 under the title From Schleiermacher's Life. Out in letters . Volumes 3 and 4 were only published by Wilhelm Dilthey as editor after his death .

Political and ecclesiastical activity

In the spirit of Schleiermacher, Jonas was also increasingly active in the church political debate from 1843 on with the help of declarations and pamphlets. Among Protestant theologians, he was at times the leader of the “anti-dogmatic union .” As a member of the Brandenburg Provincial Synod of 1844, he campaigned for a presbyterial-synodal church constitution. From 1846 he was co-editor of the monthly (from 1848: magazine ) for the uniate Evangelical Church and from 1854 of the Protestant church newspaper . Since 1848 he was a member of the Association for Protestant Church Fellowship , also known as the Union Association.

In 1848 Jonas was a member of the Prussian National Assembly and in 1858 a member of the Prussian House of Representatives in the Vincke faction .

During the era of reaction he stood up with others in the spirit of Schleiermacher for the "union and independence of the church" and for freedom of conscience. He also represented his position effectively as a preacher. He was particularly popular among the educated middle class of Berlin. Not only his congregation came to his sermons, but also like-minded people from all parts of the city. He also participated in the work of the Gustav Adolf Association . Jonas was a member of the state board for Brandenburg. Various women's associations were founded at his suggestion.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Between Karl-Marxstrasse and Hermannstrasse . In: FACETTEN-Magazin Neukölln , July 24, 2014.

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personal data
SURNAME Jonas, Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH Neustadt (Dosse)
DATE OF DEATH September 19, 1859
Place of death Berlin