Philipp Casimir Heintz

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Philipp Casimir Heintz

Philipp Casimir Heintz , later von Heintz (also Philipp Kasimir von Heintz ; born August 18, 1771 in Konken , † February 8, 1835 in Munich ) was a German Protestant clergyman and historian .

Life

Heintz was the son of a reformed pastor. He first received private lessons from his father before attending the Latin school in Kusel at the age of nine . In 1787 he continued his education at the Zweibrücken grammar school . At the request of his father, he began studying theology at the University of Marburg after graduating , which he called Dr. theol. Graduated in 1792. Since his father died shortly before completing his studies, he first went to his brother and supported him in his parish. In the same year he was appointed parish vicar in Nünschweiler , where he was initially to work for eight years and even withstood the turmoil in the context of the French Revolution , sometimes with the commitment of his own life.

In 1800 Heintz was appointed pastor in Kleeburg in Alsace. In this position he was involved in the formation of the Lower Rhine regional consistory. At Easter, Heintz and his family were able to return to Zweibrücken. There he became city vicar, member of the consistory as head of the property administration and professor at the local high school. In 1810 he was appointed a member of the Université Impérial and he received permission to teach Latin, logic, mathematics, natural history and physics at the Collège de Deuxponts , the French successor to the grammar school. In the following years he was able to use the title of professor. Since his time in Kleeberg and especially in Zweibrücken he was one of the strong advocates of founding a theological college in Zweibrücken. The project eventually failed.

Heintz had earned an excellent reputation in the Palatinate, which induced King Maximilian of Bavaria to summon Heintz to Munich in 1819 . There he became senior consistorial advisor , second parish priest of Munich and thus also preacher of the court community. The royal family was also a regular visitor to his sermons. In addition, as a district school inspector , he became a member of the Bavarian supreme school council. In 1820 he was also accepted as a member of the Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences . In 1834 he was finally awarded the Swedish Wasa Order for his services . At the end of his life he was a member of a large number of scientific societies in recognition of his services.

The Bavarian State Minister Carl Friedrich Heintz was one of his children, the Protestant pastor and social reformer Hieronymus Hofer was his son-in-law.

Works (selection)

  • The former principality of Pfalz-Zweibrücken during the Thirty Years' War. A contribution to the special history of the departments between the Rhine and Moselle . Zweibrücken, 1810.
  • Collége de Deux-Ponts depuis sa fondation jusqu'à nos jours . 3 volumes, Zweibrücken 1813–1818.
  • Count Palatine Stephan, first Duke of Pfalz-Zweybrücken, made a contribution to the history of the Bavarian regent house . Munich 1823.
  • The former principality of Pfalz-Zweybrücken and its dukes, until their tribe was elevated to the Bavarian royal throne. A contribution to patriotic history . First part, which covers the period from 1410 to 1514, Munich 1833.
  • Contributions to the history of the Bavarian Rhine District along with documentary reports from some Count Palatine of the Birkenfeld-Bischweiler line . Zweibrücken, 1835.

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personal data
SURNAME Heintz, Philipp Casimir
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heintz, Philipp Kasimir von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Reformed theologian and historian
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1771
PLACE OF BIRTH Konken
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1835
Place of death Munich