Georg Andreas Helwing
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Georg Andreas Helwing (14 December 1666 – 3 January 1748) was a botanist and Lutheran
pastor
.
Helwing was born in Angerburg
(Węgorzewo) in Brandenburg-Prussia
's Duchy of Prussia. He became a "remote member" of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
on 31 August 1709.
In 1999, the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
was founded with reference to him.
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
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Helwing was born in Angerburg
Wegorzewo
Węgorzewo is a tourist town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, not far from the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. It is the seat of Węgorzewo County. Lake Mamry is close to the town.-Etymology:...
(Węgorzewo) in Brandenburg-Prussia
Brandenburg-Prussia
Brandenburg-Prussia is the historiographic denomination for the Early Modern realm of the Brandenburgian Hohenzollerns between 1618 and 1701. Based in the Electorate of Brandenburg, the main branch of the Hohenzollern intermarried with the branch ruling the Duchy of Prussia, and secured succession...
's Duchy of Prussia. He became a "remote member" of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
Prussian Academy of Sciences
The Prussian Academy of Sciences was an academy established in Berlin on 11 July 1700, four years after the Akademie der Künste or "Arts Academy", to which "Berlin Academy" may also refer.-Origins:...
on 31 August 1709.
In 1999, the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
The University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn was established on September 1, 1999, in accordance with the new Statute of Sejm signed by the President of the Republic of Poland, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, as well as the Minister of National Education, Mirosław Handke, in August of the same year. Its...
was founded with reference to him.
External links
- http://www.bbaw.de/archivbbaw/akademiemitglieder/vorgaengermitglieder_h.html
- http://www.herder-institut.de/person.php?aid=yp07560