Ferdinand Pieper (May 17, 1811 - November 28, 1889, Berlin) - German Protestant theologian and archaeologist , historian of Christian art, teacher and spiritual writer.
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Biography
Ferdinand Pieper was born in a teacher's family, from 7 to 18 years old he studied at Stralsund School. At school he learned to play several musical instruments, in 1829 received a certificate of maturity, then entered the University of Berlin to study theology and philosophy. I studied for three years in Berlin, then I planned to continue my education in Bonn, but in the end I preferred the University of Gottingen, where I also studied astronomy. June 20, 1835 received a degree in theology of theology. After that, he was engaged in research in church history in Gottingen, having once made a long trip to Switzerland.
In 1840 he returned to Berlin University , where he was rehabilitated in church history and two years later received the title of extraordinary professor. The main focus of his work during this period was the preparation of a proposal for the reform of the Protestant church calendar (with the support of King Frederick William IV). He also became the founder of a new discipline, which he called "monumental theology" (mythology and symbolism of Christian art).
In 1853-1854 he was engaged in archaeological excavations in Italy (primarily in Ravenna and Rome), in 1857 - in England and France. Already in 1849, with his efforts, the Museum of Christian Art in Berlin was founded with state support, where Pieper gave lectures. In 1869-1870 he was again on an expedition to Italy and Greece. I have never been married. In the summer of 1889 he went to Rügen, where his health deteriorated greatly; died a few months later from brain inflammation.
His main works are Zeugen der Warheit (Leipzig, 1873-1875), Kirchenrechung (Berlin, 1841), Geschichte des Osterfestes (Berlin, 1845), Mythologie und Symbolik der christlichen Kunst (Weimar, 1847— 51), “Ueber den christlichen Bilderkreis” (Weimar, 1852), “Anleitung in die monumentale Theologie” (Gotha, 1867).
Literature
- Piper, Ferdinand // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Links
- Article in ADB (German) .