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Died 19 October 1850, Zürich, Switzerland Children Otto Fridolinus Fritzsche, Franz Volkmar Fritzsche, Karl Friedrich August Fritzsche People also search for Otto Fridolinus Fritzsche, Franz Volkmar Fritzsche, Karl Friedrich August Fritzsche | ||
Christian Friedrich Fritzsche (17 August 1776, Naundorf near Zeitz – 29 October 1850, Zürich) was a German Protestant theologian. He was the father of theologian Otto Fridolinus Fritzsche and of philologist Franz Volkmar Fritzsche.
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Biography
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.
Published works
In 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 written efforts: