Neander, August |
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BORN 17 Jan 1789, Göttingen, Niedersachsen - DIED 14 Jul 1850, Berlin BIRTH NAME Mendel, David GRAVE LOCATION Berlin: Kirchhof Jerusalem und Neue Kirche I, Halleschen Tor, Kreuzberg (Abt. 1/1 57 (111-HW-1), Ehrengrab near Zossener Strasse entrance) |
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Johann August Wilhelm Neander was born David Mendel. He adopted his new name after he was baptised as a protestant Christian. He became a pupil of G.J. Planck and he was promoted in Heidelberg in 1811 and became a professor in 1812. In 1813 he was called to Berlin. His main work was "Allgemeine Geschichte der christlichen Religion und Kirche" ("General History of the Christian Religion and Church"), 1825-1842. In 1839 he became a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. He died in 1850 in Berlin, exhausted and nearly blind. Related persons • has a connection with Drake, Friedrich |
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 The grave of August Neander at the Kirchhof Jerusalem und Neue Kirche I, Berlin. Picture by Androom (28 May 2015) |
Sources • Hammer, Klaus, Historische Friedhöfe & Grabmäler in Berlin, Stattbuch Verlag, Berlin, 1994 • BBKL Register | Germany | Verlag Traugott Bautz GmbH • Lexikon: Neander, Johann August Wilhelm |
