Christian Friedrich Fritzsche, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christian Friedrich Fritzsche

German theologian

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1776

Place of Birth: Zeitz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 19-Oct-1850

Profession: theologian, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Christian Friedrich Fritzsche (17 August 1776 in Naundorf near Zeitz – 29 October 1850 in Zürich) was a German Protestant theologian.
He was the father of theologian Otto Fridolinus Fritzsche and of philologist Franz Volkmar Fritzsche. 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.