Rudolph Christoph lattice man

Commemorative plaque for Rudolph Christoph Gridmann at the church in Eggelingen

Rudolph Christoph Gridmann (born February 29, 1776 in Dunum ; † May 8, 1848 in Eggelingen ) was an Evangelical Lutheran preacher in Eggelingen and a doctor of philosophy .

Life

Rudolph Christoph grid man was the son of the Westeraccum preacher Johann Wilhelm grid man († 1834). He received his first lessons in the Westeraccumer elementary school. In addition, he received lessons in classical languages ​​from his father. At Easter 1792 he switched to the Latin school in Norden . The Rector Meyer there continued to teach him and prepared him for his studies.

After graduating, he went to Easter 1795 University Hall to there theology study. After successfully completing his studies, he returned in autumn 1797. He turned down an offer for the position of court master in Albert von Dessau's house. Instead, he passed his exam before the East Frisian consistory in Aurich and became a candidate for preacher.

He lived more with his parents, corresponded with all over the world and published numerous articles in various magazines. He also worked on his dissertation . In 1801 he submitted the dissertation entitled Man is by nature either morally good or morally bad to the University of Rinteln and was awarded the doctorate in philosophy (in absentia). His career prospects improved little as a result, since the 64 positions at that time were filled freely and the East Frisian farmers were rather suspicious of academic doctors.

After five years of waiting, the owner of the glory Dornum - the Secret War Councilor Hoffbauer from Minden - brought him to Resterhafe as a preacher . He was introduced to his office on March 27, 1803. Resterhafe was a quiet, lonely place where he was seldom called upon in his office and where he could devote himself entirely to the sciences. As early as 1804 he was accepted by Professor Horn from Göttingen (later Dorpat University ) in the local society for theological sciences . Around 1807 he founded a school himself where children between 10 and 18 years of age received an education.

He kept the position of pastor of Resterhafe until autumn 1813. After that, the French occupiers transferred him to Dornum as the second preacher . The first preacher was transferred at Easter 1817 and lattice man got his job. He even retained both positions until 1822. As a result, he published less between 1814 and 1817. However, his income was still too low to provide better care for his growing family. So he turned to the new owner of the glory Dornum - Count Ernst Friedrich Herbert zu Munster - who asked the government in Hanover for a better job. In the autumn of 1825 he was given the parish in Eggelingen .

This place with only 500 souls was much quieter and there was more time for science. In 1827 he built a new apartment with a large garden, and in 1830 he was able to inaugurate the new bell tower. In 1837 and 1838 he had to deal with the reconstruction of St. George's Church , which partially collapsed during a hurricane on November 29, 1836. He planted numerous fruit and forest trees in his garden to set an example for his community. In 1846 he acquired a new organ for St. George's Church . In 1848 he died of mala fever , which he had contracted in 1826.

family

On April 24, 1807 he married the Lüneburg preacher daughter Eleonore Charlotte Biermann. The couple had the following children:

• Johann Wilhelm (February 15, 1813; † February 7, 1892) preacher in Reepsholt ⚭ September 15, 1844 Philippine Henriette (Friederichs) Dammeyer (* May 3, 1816; † April 20, 1904)
• Ida Marie (* August 30, 1814; † 1872) ⚭ May 19, 1834 Ammo Becker Euken (* 1792; † September 12, 1851) royal postmaster in Wittmund (parents of Rudolf Eucken )
• Johann Carl (born October 30, 1816 - † March 18, 1892) rector in Esens

⚭ 1848 Friederika Margaretha van Nuys (* October 30, 1816 - May 19, 1853)

⚭ October 4, 1855 Wilhelmina Sophie Johanne Gramberg, (* December 20, 1823; †?)

His brother Johann Christian Hermann grid man (* July 27, 1768; † January 29, 1834) was a preacher in Resterhafe in 1790 , in Neustadtgödens in 1794 and in Emden from 1807 .

Works

He has written numerous scholarly and entertaining works including:

• Romantic representations, north 1802
• The beautiful blonde and her suitors, Leipzig 1803
• The parables of Jesus or moral tales from the Bible, 2 volumes North 1803 (translations in Dutch 1805/06)
• The story of Josef, a reading book for children, Aurich 1805
• The faithful outlook to God in times of distress, sermon to the Drosten von Knesebeck zu Böhme in Lüneburgschen, 1807
• Geography of the French Empire, 1810
• Holy speeches for mind and heart, Emden 1816
• First religious booklet for small children, for use in schools and the parents who teach their children themselves, Leer 1816
• Brief description of the earth from Germany, Bremen, 1817
• Brief epitome of Christian religious teaching, Aurich 1818
• Three evangelical words with difficult content, Emden 1821
• A short history of East Friesland, for the school and the house, Emden 1823 (2nd edition 1826) Digitized
• Domestic devotion, Jever 1829
• First sermon after the collapse of the church in Eggelingen, Emden, 1837
• The inauguration of the rebuilt church in Eggelingen (December 9, 1838), Emden 1839
• Geography for East Friesland for the School and Friends of Patriotic Studies, Emden 1842
• The Little East Frisian, Leer 1845

In addition, there are numerous articles in the journals of his time, including for the encyclopedia by Versch and Gruber .

literature

• Friedrich August Schmidt, Bernhard Friedrich Voight: New Nekrolog der Deutschen 1848 , part 1, p. 362 digitized
• Biographical Lexicon for East Friesland, Volume III, Aurich 2001, pp. 177–179,

Web links

• family tree

Individual evidence

1. ↑ tombstone
2. ^ Friedrich August Schmidt, Bernhard Friedrich Voight: New Nekrolog der Deutschen 1834 , part 1, p. 86, [1]
3. ↑ Georg Benedikt Winer: Handbook of theological literature, mainly the Protestant , p. 542, digitized