Nicolaus Eggers

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Nicolaus Eggers (born April 25, 1689 , † August 13, 1758 ) was a German Lutheran theologian and general superintendent of the General Diocese of Grubenhagen and on the Harz .

Life

Born in Hamburg as the son of the businessman and councilor Eggers, Nicolaus Eggers was the travel preacher of Duke Ludwig Rudolf von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and court preacher to the Swedish Minister of State, Count von Welling. In 1722 he became pastor in Selsingen , in 1730 superintendent in Ebstorf , in 1744 first pastor and superintendent in Clausthal and general superintendent von Grubenhagen.

literature

  • Heinrich Wilhelm Rotermund : The learned Hanover or lexicon of writers, learned businessmen and artists who have lived and are still alive since the Reformation in and outside of all the provinces belonging to the Kingdom of Hanover, compiled from the most credible writers . Volume 1, Bremen 1823, p. 525
  • Philipp Meyer : The pastors of the regional churches of Hanover and Schaumburg-Lippes since the Reformation . Göttingen 1941/42
personal data
SURNAME Eggers, Nicolaus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eggers, Nikolaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lutheran theologian and general superintendent of the General Diocese of Grubenhagen and in the Harz region
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1689
DATE OF DEATH August 13, 1758