Christian Friedrich Fritzsche (17 August 1776 in Naundorf near Zeitz – 29 October 1850 in Zürich) was a German Protestant theologian. He was the father of theologian Otto Fridolinus Fritzsche and of philologist Franz Volkmar Fritzsche.
Christian Friedrich Fritzsche | |
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| Born | 17 August 1776 |
| Died | 29 October 1850 (aged 74) |
| Education | University of Halle |
| Notable work | Nova opuscula academica (1846) |
| Children | Otto Fridolinus Fritzsche Franz Volkmar Fritzsche |
| Theological work | |
| Main interests | Supernaturalism |
From 1792 he studied theology at the University of Halle, afterwards working as a pastor in Steinbach und Lauterbach (from 1799). In 1809 he became a preacher and superintendent in the community of Dobrilugk. In 1827 he was named an honorary professor of theology at Halle, where in 1830 he gained a full professorship. He was interested in public school education, and he wrote monographs and articles on contemporary theological issues from a supernaturalistic viewpoint.[1]
Published works
editIn 1838 a collection of his writings were published with the title, Fritzschiorum opuscula academica. Later on, a collection of his writings were issued as Nova opuscula academica (1846). The following is a list of a few of his writings:
References
edit- ^ The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge ..., Volume 4 edited by Johann Jakob Herzog, Albert Hauck, etc.
- ^ Christian Friedrich Fritzsche de.Wikisource
- ^ OCLC Classify published works