Ernst Melzer
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Ernst Melzer was a German educator and philosopher who was born in the Silesian
village of Leifersdorf.
He studied studied philosophy and theology
at the University of Bonn
, earning his doctorate in 1860. From 1868 to 1885 he taught classes in Neisse
. He died in Bonn
on February 1, 1899.
Initially a prominent supporter of Güntherianism, in the 1870s he became involved with the German Old Catholic movement
. He was the author of a biographical work on theologian Johann Baptista Baltzer
called Johannes Baptista Baltzers Leben, Wirken und wissenschaftliche Bedeutung (1877). Other significant publications by Melzer include:
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
village of Leifersdorf.
He studied studied philosophy and theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
at the University of Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
, earning his doctorate in 1860. From 1868 to 1885 he taught classes in Neisse
Nysa, Poland
Nysa is a town in southwestern Poland on the Nysa Kłodzka river with 47,545 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Nysa County. It comprises the urban portion of the surrounding Gmina Nysa, a mixed urban-rural commune with a total population of 60,123 inhabitants...
. He died in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
on February 1, 1899.
Initially a prominent supporter of Güntherianism, in the 1870s he became involved with the German Old Catholic movement
Old Catholic Church
The term Old Catholic Church is commonly used to describe a number of Ultrajectine Christian churches that originated with groups that split from the Roman Catholic Church over certain doctrines, most importantly that of Papal Infallibility...
. He was the author of a biographical work on theologian Johann Baptista Baltzer
Johann Baptista Baltzer
Johann Baptista Baltzer was a German Catholic theologian.He was born at Andernach, studied at Bonn, and after his ordination to the priesthood in 1829, was made professor of theology at Breslau in the following year...
called Johannes Baptista Baltzers Leben, Wirken und wissenschaftliche Bedeutung (1877). Other significant publications by Melzer include:
- Goethes philosophische Entwicklung (Goethe's Philosophical Development), 1884
- Erkenntnistheoretische Erörterungen über die Systeme von Ulrici und Günther (Epistemological Debates Concerning the Philosophical Systems of Hermann UlriciHermann UlriciHermann Ulrici was a German philosopher. He was co-editor of the philosophical journal Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik. He also wrote under the pseudonym of Ulrich Reimann....
and Anton GüntherAnton GüntherAnton Günther was an Austrian Roman Catholic philosopher whose work was condemned by the church as heretical tritheism.-Biography:...
), 1886 - Der Beweis für das Dasein Gottes und seine Persoenlichkeit (Evidence for the Existence of God and his Character), 1895