Philipp Jakob von Balthasar
Philipp Jakob von Balthasar (born February 27, 1726 in Greifswald , † July 29, 1807 in Bartmannshagen ) was a German theologian , pastor and church historian.
Life
Philipp Jakob von Balthasar came from the Pomeranian Balthasar family , from which various theologians, lawyers and scholars emerged. He was the second son of the general superintendent of Swedish Pomerania Jakob Heinrich von Balthasar from his marriage to Catharina Margaretha Zeidler († November 6, 1756). He was initially taught in his parents' house and attended the Greifswald city school . He then studied at the University of Greifswald and from 1752 at the University of Göttingen . After returning from Göttingen, he was in Greifswald for Master and Doctor of Philosophy PhD .
As a private lecturer, he held lectures at Greifswald University for several years and preached in the Jacobikirche instead of his father . In 1761 he was appointed assistant to the pastor Christian Brunst in Grimmen . Since 1763 he was married to Caroline Wilhelmine Luise Brunnemann, daughter of the Bergen preposition Christian Anton Brunnemann. In 1768 he succeeded Brunst and took over the pastoral position at St. Marienkirche as a prepositus , where he worked until his death.
He dealt with economics and agriculture and applied his knowledge to the parish property in Bartmannshagen. He wrote essays for the Hannoversche Magazin and a history of the Grimmen Synod . The latter contained the biographies of previous preachers as well as historical-statistical information on the Synod since the introduction of the Reformation in Pomerania . The archive of the general superintendent for Swedish Pomerania was available to him. The extensive library inherited from his father was sold after Philipp Jacob's death and scattered in the process.
His daughter Charlotte Friedrike Sophie (1773-1857) was the great-grandmother of the aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal .
literature
- Diedrich Hermann Biederstedt : News of the life and writings of neo-Pomeranian-Rügen scholars from the beginning of the eighteenth century up to the year 1822. Vol. 1. Friedrich Wilhelm Kunike, Greifswald 1824, pp. 19-20.
- Johann Samuelersch , Johann Gottfried Gruber : General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts . Vol. 7. Gleditsch, Leipzig 1821, p. 280 ( digitized version )
- Adolf Häckermann : Balthasar, Jacob Heinrich von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, pp. 30-32. (Mentioned in the article about the father)
Web links
- Literature about Philipp Jakob von Balthasar in the state bibliography MV
- Consortium of European Research Libraries : Philipp Jakob von Balthasar Catalog of Works
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balthasar, Philipp Jakob von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1726 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greifswald |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1807 |
| Place of death | Bartmannshagen |