Difference between revisions of "Augustus Wackerhagen"
(Created page with "Augustus Wackerhagen <ref name="term_65245" /> <p> a Lutheran minister, was born in Hanover, Germany, May 22, 1774. He was educated at the University of Gottingen; employed f...") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Augustus Wackerhagen <ref name="term_65245" /> | |||
<p> a Lutheran minister, was born in Hanover, Germany, May 22, 1774. He was educated at the University of Gottingen; employed for a time in a young ladies' seminary, and also as private tutor in a nobleman's family. In 1801 he arrived in America, acted as tutor three years to the son of Mr. Bohlen, a [[Philadelphia]] merchant, then visited Europe. Returning to the United States, was shipwrecked, but his life was saved. In 1805 he accepted a call to Schoharie, N.Y.; in 1816 was pastor of various churches in [[Columbia]] County; for several years had charge of the academy at Clermont, and died there, November 1, 1865. Dr. Wackerhagen was a diligent student of ancient and modern languages. For twelve years he presided over the New York Ministerium, and was an original trustee of Hartwick Seminary. Except a sermon on the Lutheran Pulpit, the only work he published was a German volume, | Augustus Wackerhagen <ref name="term_65245" /> | ||
==References == | <p> a Lutheran minister, was born in Hanover, Germany, May 22, 1774. He was educated at the University of Gottingen; employed for a time in a young ladies' seminary, and also as private tutor in a nobleman's family. In 1801 he arrived in America, acted as tutor three years to the son of Mr. Bohlen, a [[Philadelphia]] merchant, then visited Europe. [[Returning]] to the United States, was shipwrecked, but his life was saved. In 1805 he accepted a call to Schoharie, N.Y.; in 1816 was pastor of various churches in [[Columbia]] County; for several years had charge of the academy at Clermont, and died there, November 1, 1865. Dr. Wackerhagen was a diligent student of ancient and modern languages. For twelve years he presided over the New York Ministerium, and was an original trustee of Hartwick Seminary. Except a sermon on the Lutheran Pulpit, the only work he published was a German volume, Faith and [[Morals]] (Philadelphia, 1804). See Fifty Years in the Lutheran [[Ministry]] (1878), page 63. </p> | ||
== References == | |||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_65245"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/wackerhagen,+augustus,+d.d. Augustus Wackerhagen from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_65245"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/wackerhagen,+augustus,+d.d. Augustus Wackerhagen from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:33, 15 October 2021
Augustus Wackerhagen [1]
a Lutheran minister, was born in Hanover, Germany, May 22, 1774. He was educated at the University of Gottingen; employed for a time in a young ladies' seminary, and also as private tutor in a nobleman's family. In 1801 he arrived in America, acted as tutor three years to the son of Mr. Bohlen, a Philadelphia merchant, then visited Europe. Returning to the United States, was shipwrecked, but his life was saved. In 1805 he accepted a call to Schoharie, N.Y.; in 1816 was pastor of various churches in Columbia County; for several years had charge of the academy at Clermont, and died there, November 1, 1865. Dr. Wackerhagen was a diligent student of ancient and modern languages. For twelve years he presided over the New York Ministerium, and was an original trustee of Hartwick Seminary. Except a sermon on the Lutheran Pulpit, the only work he published was a German volume, Faith and Morals (Philadelphia, 1804). See Fifty Years in the Lutheran Ministry (1878), page 63.
