Wolfgang Friedrich Geß
Wolfgang Friedrich Geß (born July 27, 1819 in Kirchheim unter Teck , † June 1, 1891 in Wernigerode ) was a German Protestant theologian .
From 1850 to 1864 he was theological teacher in Basel at the Mission House of the Basel Mission . He then became a professor for systematic theology in Göttingen, and from 1871 in Breslau . In 1879 he was appointed to succeed Friedrich Cranz (1809-1878), who had been General Superintendent in Posen , who had been in office since 1854 . Geß took up his new office in April 1880 and was general superintendent of the old Prussian church province of Posen until 1884 . Johannes Ezekiel followed him in office. He retired in Wernigerode.
The main work of the Bible Student was the multi-volume Christ Person and Work based on Christ's self-testimony and the testimonies of the Apostles (1878–1887). Geß is known as the main exponent of Kenose .
His son was the historian Felician Geß (1861–1938).
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Gess, Wolfgang. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 235-236.
- Manfred Linz: Geß, Wolfgang Heinrich Christian Friedrich. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 349 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Christian Tischhauser: Geß, Wolfgang Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 49, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, pp. 322-334.
Web links
- Photo by Wolfgang Friedrich Geß
- Photos by Wolfgang Friedrich Geß in the portrait collection of the Basel Mission / Mission21
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Cranz |
General superintendent of the ecclesiastical province of Posen of the Evangelical Church of the older provinces of Prussia 1879 - 1884 |
John Ezekiel |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geß, Wolfgang Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gess, Wolfgang Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German systematic theologian and general superintendent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kirchheim unter Teck |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1891 |
| Place of death | Wernigerode |