Peter Ahlwardt
Peter Ahlwardt (born February 14, 1710 in Greifswald ; † March 1, 1791 ibid) was a German theologian and philosopher. He belonged to the school of the rationalist philosopher Christian Wolff .
Ahlwardt came from an old Greifswald bourgeois family. He attended the town school and studied at the universities of Greifswald and Jena from 1727 first theology , soon devoted himself more to the philosophy and the law and drug education. In 1732 he was awarded a doctorate in philosophy and a master's degree in Greifswald , and from the following year he held lectures in philosophy and mathematics.
In 1743 he became adjunct and in 1752 full professor for logic and metaphysics at the University of Greifswald. In 1764 he was rector of the university.
Peter Ahlwardt was a member of the German Society of Greifswald . He founded the Greifswald Abelite Order . He bequeathed his manuscripts and the book collection to the Greifswald University Library .
Works
- Thorough reflections on the Augsburg Confession and the divine truths associated with it . Greifswald and Leipzig: Weitbrecht 1742 ( digitized version )
- Bronto theology, or reasonable and theological considerations about lightning and thunder, whereby man can be led to the true knowledge of God and his perfections, as well as to virtuous life and change. Greifswald and Leipzig: Weitbrecht 1745 ( digitized version )
- Of the true politeness and charm, especially of the fair sex. Greifswald: Struck 1754 ( digitized in the digital library Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
See also
literature
- Adolf Häckermann : Ahlwardt, Peter . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 162.
- Hans Knopp: Peter Ahlwardt as a teacher of philosophy in the century of the Enlightenment at the University of Greifswald. In: Scientific journal of the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald. Social science series. 34, 3/4, 1985, ISSN 0138-1016 , pp. 37-40.
- Edmund Lange : Peter Ahlwardt and his philosophical catechism. In: Communications from the Society for German Education and School History. 10, 3, 1900, ZDB -ID 501213-2 , pp. 174-187.
- Matthias Wolfes : Peter Ahlwardt. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 18, Bautz, Herzberg 2001, ISBN 3-88309-086-7 , Sp. 18-23.
Web links
- Works by and about Peter Ahlwardt in the German Digital Library
- Literature by and about Peter Ahlwardt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature about Peter Ahlwardt in the state bibliography MV
- Works by Peter Ahlwardt in the state bibliography MV
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas Westphal the Younger | Rector of the University of Greifswald 1764 |
Johann Ernst Schubert |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ahlwardt, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian and philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1710 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greifswald |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1791 |
| Place of death | Greifswald |