Hermann Andreas Pistorius

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Hermann Andreas Pistorius (8 April 1730 – 10 November 1798) was a German Protestant-Lutheran theologian and clergyman, philosopher, reviewer, translator and writer. During his lifetime he was regarded as "the most learned man on Rügen".[1]

Early life

Pistorius was born in

Collegium Carolinum in Braunschweig. Afterwards he studied at the universities of Greifswald and Göttingen. He then spent two years as a private scholar in Hamburg and Altona. During this time he was engaged in the translation of works by David Hume
.

In Greifswald he obtained a magister degree in 1756. In 1757, he took over a position as Pastor substitutus in Schaprode. On 27 April 1759, he became pastor and provost in Poseritz, where he worked until the end of his life. With the pastors Lorenz Stenzler and Joh. Eberhard Christian Krüger, he formed a learned circle, which had good contacts to Ernst Moritz Arndt. The University of Greifswald granted him the title of Doctor of Theology in 1790. In 1798, he died in Bergen from pneumonia at age 68.

Career

In addition to his extensive theological knowledge, Pistorius possessed excellent knowledge of languages. He was particularly interested in philosophical studies and addressed, among other matters, topics of interest to the German and English philosophers of his time. He took a moderate

reviews, mainly of philosophical, but also of theological publications. Almost all of Kant's works belonged to this group.[2]

Known beyond the borders of Swedish Pomerania, Pistorius was mentioned in various descriptions of journeys to Rügen. His guests rarely judged him harshly, like Wilhelm von Humboldt, and mostly were enthusiastic like the Kosegarten pupil Karl Nernst or the Berlin Consistorial Councillor Johann Friedrich Zöllner.

Personal life

Pistorius married Sophie Juliane Brunnemann, daughter of the Bergen provost Christian Anton Brunnemann (1716-1774). They had four children:

Writing

  • David Hume: Vermischte Schriften über die Handlung, die Manufacturen und über die andern Quellen des Reichthums und der Macht des Staates. Translation from English, Grund und Holle, Hamburg and Leipzig 1754.
  • Joseph Priestley: Liturgie und Gebetsformeln zum öffentlichen Gottesdienst für Christen von allen Confessionen. Translation from English, Nicolai, Berlin 1786.

Further reading

  • Erich Gülzow: Heimatbriefe Ernst Moritz Arndts. In Rügisch-Pommerscher Geschichtsverein (edit.): Pommersche Jahrbücher 3rd supplementary volume, Julius Abel, Greifswald 1919, p. 230 f.
  • Adolf Häckermann (1888), "Pistorius, Hermann Andreas", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 26, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 194–196
  • Bernward Gesang (edit.): Kants vergessener Rezensent. Die Kritik der theoretischen und praktischen Philosophie Kants in fünf frühen Rezensionen von Hermann Andreas Pistorius. In: Kant-Forschungen. vol. 18, Felix Meiner, 2007,
    ISBN 978-3-7873-1823-0, p. XI (numerised
    ).
  • Heinrich Döring: Die gelehrten Theologen Deutschlands im achtzehnten und neunzehnten Jahrhundert. vol. 3, Wagner, Neustadt an der Orla 1833, p. 326–328 (numerised).

References

  1. ^ Erich Gülzow: Heimatbriefe Ernst Moritz Arndts. p. 5.
  2. ^ Bernward Gesang: Kants vergessener Rezensent. p. XI f.

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