Otto Seesemann
Otto Emil Seesemann (born August 26, 1866 in Mitau ; † February 9, 1945 in Megow ) was a German-Baltic Protestant theologian and professor at the University of Dorpat .
Life
His father Heinrich Seesemann was a senior teacher of religion at the Gouvernements-Gymnasium Mitau . Otto Seesemann went to the Dannenberg School in Mitau from 1873 to 1877, then to the Livonian State High School in Fellin until 1885 , which was now headed by his father as director. From 1885 to 1890 he studied theology in Dorpat and from 1892 to 1897 at the University of Leipzig , among others with the Old Testament scholar Frants Buhl . There he was also awarded Dr. phil. did his doctorate and obtained the title lic. theol.
In the summer of 1900 he resigned his private lectureship in Leipzig and went to Dorpat, where he taught for several decades. From 1914 he was an associate professor of Old Testament theology , and from 1928 to 1936 he was a full professor of New Testament theology . The main concern of his teaching and the main theme of his writings was the Old Testament throughout his life.
He was an honorary member of the Dorpat Theological Association . In 1930 the University of Erlangen awarded him an honorary theological doctorate.
After the resettlement in 1939 he lived in the Wartheland and with his family in Bischofswerder ( West Prussia ). He died on the run in February 1945 in Megow near Pyritz .
Fonts
- The elders in the Old Testament . 1895.
- Israel and Judah with Amos and Hosea , along with an excursus on Hosea 1–3 . 1898.
- How the Chronicle is presented . In: Messages and News for the Evangelical Church in Russia . 1899.
Web links
- Overview of Otto Seesemann's courses at the University of Leipzig (summer semester 1899 to winter semester 1900)
- Baltic Historical Commission (Ed.): Entry on Otto Seesemann. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sailor, Otto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seesemann, Otto Emil (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Baltic Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mitau |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1945 |
| Place of death | Megow |