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Johann Georg Rosenmüller

1736-12-18 – 1815-03-14

Portrait of Johann Georg Rosenmüller
Johann Georg Rosenmüller (* 18. Dezember 1736 in Ummerstadt bei Hildburghausen; † 14. März 1815 in Leipzig), deutscher protestantischer rationalistischer Theologe.Credit: Johann Friedrich August Tischbein

Life & Legacy

Johann Georg Rosenmüller (18 December 1736 – 14 March 1815), a German Protestant theologian, was born at Ummerstadt in Hildburghausen, on 18 December 1736. He was appointed Professor of Theology at Erlangen in 1773, Primarius Professor of Theology at Erlangen in 1773, Primarius Professor of Divinity at Giessen in 1783, and was called in 1785 to Leipzig, where he remained until his death in 1815. His two sons were Ernst Friedrich Karl Rosenmüller, and Johann Christian Rosenmüller.

Occupation & Career

theologian, university teacher, superintendent, teacher, parson

Education

University of Altdorf

Faith & Community

Lutheranism

Legacy Highlights

Church

Lutheranism

Employer

Leipzig University · University of Erlangen–Nuremberg · University of Giessen

Education & Institutions

University of Altdorf

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q324909 — wikidata View source

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