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German theologian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeremias Friedrich Reuß (8 December 1700 – 6 March 1777) was a German theologian. He was the father of the philologist and librarian Jeremias David Reuß.
Jeremias Friedrich Reuß | |
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Born | 7 December 1700 Horrheim, Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 6 March 1777 76) | (aged
Nationality | German |
Known for | Opposition to pietism |
Academic background | |
Academic advisors | Johann Albrecht Bengel |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Copenhagen University of Tübingen |
Notable students | Gottlieb Jakob Planck Gottlob Christian Storr |
Reuss was a disciple of Johann Albrecht Bengel at the Denkendorf monastery and then studied in Tübingen, where he read the writings of contemporary Catholic mystics while remaining in contact with Bengel. On a recommendation from Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf, in 1732 he became chaplain to the Danish King 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 General Superintendent and Chief Consistory Councillor of the duchies of 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.
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