Gustav Georg Zeltner
Gustav Georg Zeltner (born September 16, 1672 in Hiltpoltstein, † July 20, 1738 in Poppenreuth) was a Lutheran theologian. Zeltner wrote numerous theological and historical writings.
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| Born | 16 September 1672  Hilpoltstein |
| Died | 20 July 1738 (aged 65) Poppenreuth |
| Education | magister degree, Doctor of Theology |
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| Occupation | Theologian, university teacher |
Life
From 1689 to 1694 he studied philosophy and theology at the University of Jena. In 1695 he assumed the position of inspector of the alumni in Altdorf. In 1698 he moved to Nuremberg and worked as a vicar and as a professor of metaphysics at the Aegidianum. Two years later he was appointed deacon at St. Sebaldus Church, Nuremberg.
During his time in Nuremberg, Zeltner get his doctorate in theology and returned to Altdorf in 1706 to teach theology and oriental studies at the local university. In 1730 he was accepted as an external member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
Zeltner spent his retirement in Poppenreuth, where he held the position of pastor from 1730 until his death.
Works
- Deborae inter prophetissas eruditio tanquam eruditarum foeminarum ex Hebraea gente specimen, 1708
- De erudita virgine Iudaea per transennam docente. Altdorf 1717
- Vitae theologorum Altorphinorum a condita Academia, 1722
- Evangelium tetragrammaton e Novo Testamento exulans. Recusa a J.G. Kohlesio. 1722.
- Historia Crypto-Socinismi Altorfinae quondam Academiae infesti arcana, 2 Bde., 1729
Literature
- Paul Tschackert (1900), "Zeltner, Gustav Georg", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 45, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 52–53
External links
Media related to Gustav Georg Zeltner at Wikimedia Commons
- Works by and about Gustav Georg Zeltner in the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library)
- Publications by or about Gustav Georg Zeltner at VD 17
- Digitalisierte Drucke von Zeltner in der Post-Reformation Digital Library
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