Wilhelm Heinrich Beckher

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Wilhelm Heinrich Beckher (also: Becker ; born June 2, 1694 in Königsberg (Prussia) ; † October 2, 1768 in Labiau ) was a German Lutheran theologian.

Life

The son of the royal councilor Daniel Friedrich Beckher and his wife Katharina Elisabeth Hesse had initially received private lessons. On May 27, 1711, he enrolled at the University of Königsberg , where he wanted to study theology. In addition, he attended lectures in dialectics, analytics, ethics and politics with Paul Rabe (1656–1713), astronomy, history, geography, nature and international law with Georg Thegen , physics, metaphysics and Hebrew with Christian Gabriel Fischer (1686–1751) and experimental physics with Heinrich von Sanden . He completed his theological lectures with Bernhard von Sanden the Younger , Johann Ernst Segers (1675–1719) and Michael Schreiber .

After having completed the disputations De nomine logicae et dialecticae et paedia cuiuis scientiae praemittenda. 1712, April 27 (Praeside Prof. Rabe), De unione animae et corporis. 1716, February 19 (Praes. M. Goltz), De curiosa theologia vana et periculosa, Diss. VIII. De homine. 1716, Oct (Praes. D. Maseeovio) and In oraculum Jacobi, Gen. XLIX, 10-12, de adventu Shiloh. 1716, Dec. 18 (Praes. D. Bernh. De Sanden) held, he acquired the degree of Magister in 1717. He then gave lectures at the university himself. In 1722 he passed his exam at the Samland consistory as a candidate for the ministry. On August 7, 1723 he was archpriest adjunct and deacon in Labiau and in 1731 archpriest there. At that time he wrote some theological writings and took care of the development of the school system in Labiau. In 1768 he retired because of his age.

Works

  • Scheda critico -litteraria De praejadiciis, quae Epicurum foedae voluptatis reum incrustarunt,… per recept. in Facolt Philoe. Königsberg 1718th June 25th
  • De controversii praecipuis Balthasari Beckhero, Theologo Batavo quondam motis ob libruiu, cui titulum fecit: The enchanted world. Königsberg and Leipzig 1721
  • Schediasma de co: Utrum Cartesius, qui de omnibus dubitandum esse credidit, Numinis divini quoqae existentiam in dubium vocavcrit, et exinde recte Atheis annumoretur? Königsberg and Leipzig 1724
  • God's testament of our salvation. Dominic. XIII p. Trinite. Koenigsberg 1724
  • The two sons of Abraham, as models of the two testaments of God. Dom. Laet. Koenigsberg 1726
  • The most distinguished errors in the doctrine of sin. Dom. Cant. Koenigsberg 1728
  • The well-established external worship of Christians. Dom. Rog. Koenigsberg 1728
  • The foretaste of eternal life in the death of the believer according to the example of Stephen. Fer. II. Nat. Koenigsberg 1730
  • Brief excerpt from the most distinguished Royal Prussian Edicts and ordinances which have been published in church matters in the Kingdom of Prussia. Berlin 1731, 2nd edition under the title: Prussian Church Registration etc. by Fr. Sam. Buck. Königsberg and Leipzig 1769, continued by Ludwig Ernst Borowski. Koenigsberg 1773
  • The sensitive but still very pleasant Advent and future of Christ in our hearts, about Apoc. III, 20th Koenigsberg 1735
  • Description of the castle and the city of Labiau. In Ex. Prussia. Vol. II pp. 706-726
  • Description of the large and small Friedrichs-Graben in Labiauschen Werder. In: Explanation of Prussia, Vol. IV, pp. 272–308
  • Historical news from the Corpore doctrinae prutentico. In: Act. Boruss. Vol. I pp. 482-517
  • A Prussian preacher's inimitable proposal for new evangelical and epistolic texts. In: Preuss. Zehen Vol. 1 pp. 854-867
  • Draft of the noblest Biblical Histories, A. u. N. Testaments for the sake of catechetical exercises in churches and schools. Prussia. Zehen Vol. II pp. 759-816

literature

personal data
SURNAME Beckher, Wilhelm Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Becker, Wilhelm Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lutheran theologian
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1694
PLACE OF BIRTH Königsberg (Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH October 2, 1768
Place of death Labiau