Richard Otto Zoepffel
Richard Otto Zoepffel or Zöpffel (also just Richard Zoepffel ; born June 14, 1843 in Arensburg , † January 7, 1891 in Strasbourg ) was a German Protestant theologian and church historian .
Life
Zoepffel was the son of the doctor and councilor Gottlieb Wilhelm Zoepffel. He attended high school in his hometown before coming to Dorpat University in 1862 . There he studied Protestant theology and received a gold medal in 1863. On May 8, 1862, he passed the theological candidate exam. He was then a brief religious teacher before he went to the University of Göttingen in 1868 to continue his studies. He devoted himself particularly to historical studies under Georg Waitz . With the dissertation The Pope Elections from the 11th to the 14th Century , he was awarded Dr. phil. PhD . Then he was a repetiteur at the Theological Monastery in Göttingen .
On the mediation of Albrecht Ritschl, Zoeppfel received an appointment as associate professor of church history at the University of Strasbourg . From April 20, 1872 he worked there. On August 20, 1877 he became a full professor of church history and ethics and in 1878 from the University of Göttingen to Dr. theol. PhD. In the academic year 1887/1888 he was rector of the University of Strasbourg.
Zoepffel had been married to Selma Wiesinger, a daughter of the Göttingen theology professor August Wiesinger , since 1872 and had four sons with her. He died unexpectedly of a stroke .
Works (selection)
Zoepffel worked for the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie and the Realenzyklopädie for Protestant theology and church .
- The elections for the Pope and the ceremonies closely related to them in their development from the 11th to the 14th centuries , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1871.
- with Heinrich Holtzmann : Lexicon for theology and church affairs. Doctrine, history and cult, constitution, customs, festivals, sects and orders of the Christian church, the most important from the other religious communities. Leipzig 1882.
literature
- Paul Tschackert : Zöpffel, Richard Otto . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 45, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1900, p. 431 f.
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (Ed.): Entry on Richard Otto Zöpffel. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Works by and about Richard Otto Zoepffel in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zoepffel, Richard Otto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zöpffel, Richard Otto; Zoepffel, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant church historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arensburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1891 |
| Place of death | Strasbourg |