Maximilian Besser
Maximilian Besser (also Max Besser ; born March 10, 1844 in Wiehe , † July 16, 1900 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German theologian .
Life
Besser was born as the son of the doctor Karl Friedrich Besser (1792-1856) and Charlotte Friederike Wilhelmine Besser (nee Großmann) (1804-1882) in Wiehe. Here he also went to elementary school. In Donndorf he attended the Progymnasium , then the Gymnasium in Roßleben . From 1863 he studied Protestant theology and philosophy in Halle, moved to Berlin in 1865/1866 and finally finished his studies again in Halle. For a short time he worked as a personal secretary, known as an amanuensis , for August Tholuck . In 1868 he passed his first state examination in Halle and then went to Göttingen as a repetitee , where he also received his ordination . He completed his habilitation at the theological faculty in Halle . With his dissertation De notione subiectivae fidei quae exstat in quatuor evangeliis he acquired the title of Lic. Theol here in 1871 . From 1871 he worked as a private lecturer in Halle. He read in particular church history , including Friedrich Schleiermacher , and the theological prolegomena . He also devoted himself to the philosophical works of Hermann Lotze and the theology of Albrecht Ritschl . Through his work he was formative for later important theologians such as Ferdinand Kattenbusch , Wilhelm Herrmann and Johannes Gottschick . Von Kattenbusch was better described as the founder of the Ritschl-related Ritschl School , a theological movement.
In 1875 he became professor and spiritual inspector at the theological convent of the monastery of Our Dear Women in Magdeburg . On May 30, 1876, he married Erdmuthe Laura Marie Schmidt (1855–1934) in Neustadt near Dresden . The marriage had ten children.
Due to health problems, however, he had to give up his academic career as a private lecturer. In 1878, he succeeded Franz Heyne as pastor at the Sankt Gertraud Church in Salbke . He held the office until 1899.
literature
- Albrecht Ritschl, Wilhelm Herrmann: Correspondence 1875–1889 , editors: Christophe Chalamet, Peter Fischer Appelt, Joachim Weinhardt; Mohr Siebeck Tübingen 2013, ISBN 978-3-16-149975-3 , page 45
Web links
- Entry on Maximilian Besser in the Catalogus Professorum Halensis
- Genealogical information about Max Besser on Gäbler genealogy
Individual evidence
- ↑ Genealogical information on Max Besser auf Gäbler genealogy , other information cite March 5th catalogus professorum halensis as date of birth
- ↑ catalogus professorum halensis
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Better, Maximilian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Better, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiehe |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1900 |
| Place of death | Halle (Saale) |