Jeremias Friedrich Reuß
Jeremias Friedrich Reuß | |
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| Born | 7 December 1700 Horrheim, Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 6 March 1777 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Opposition to pietism |
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| Academic advisors | Johann Albrecht Bengel |
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| Institutions | University of Copenhagen University of Tübingen |
| Notable students | Gottlieb Jakob Planck Gottlob Christian Storr |
Jeremias Friedrich Reuß (8 December 1700 – 6 March 1777) was a
philologist and librarian Jeremias David Reuß
.
Reuss was a disciple of
Christian VI and professor of theology at the University of Copenhagen, where he published against the pietism movement. He was also a member of the committee for the improvement of the Danish Bible translation. In 1739–40 and 1748–49 he served as the rector of the university.[1]
On 24 February 1749 he was appointed the
Schleswig and Holstein, and he moved to Rendsburg. In 1757 he became a professor (Professor primarius theologiae) at the University of Tübingen and at the same time chancellor of the university, provost of the Collegiate Church of Tübingen, and titular abbot of the Lorch
monastery.
Footnotes
- ^ List of Rectors on the website of the University of Copenhagen
References
- Carsten Erich Carstens (1889), "Reuß, Jeremias Friedrich", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 28, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 308–309
- Michael Franz (2007). "Reuss, Jeremias Friedrich". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 28. Nordhausen: Bautz. cols. 1312–1316. ISBN 978-3-88309-413-7.
- F. Fritz: Die Evangelische Kirche in Württemberg zur Zeit des Pietismus ("The Evangelical Church in Württemberg at the time of pietism"). In Blätter für württembergische Kirchengeschichte ("Pages of Württemberg Church History") 55, Stuttgart 1955. For Reuß see pp. 105–109.
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