Johann Jakob Hottinger
Johann Jakob Hottinger (1 December 1652, in Zürich – 18 December 1735, in Zürich) was a Swiss theologian.
Biography
He was the son of the Swiss philologist and theologian Johann Heinrich Hottinger. He studied theology at the Carolinum in Zürich, and also in Basel and Geneva. In 1676 he received his ordination, then in 1680 became a pastor in Stallikon. In 1686 he was named deacon at the Grossmünster in Zürich, where in 1698 he succeeded Johann Heinrich Heidegger as professor of theology.[1][2]
Works
He was the author of numerous historical and polemical writings (over 100 publications).[1]
- Helvetische Kirchengeschichte (4 volumes, 1698–1729) – A work against Roman Catholicism.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hottinger, Johann Heinrich". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.- Hottinger, Johann-Jakob (1652-1735) IdRef / SUDOC (bibliography)
- 1 2 Hottinger, Johann Jakob Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz
- ↑ ADB:Hottinger, Johann Jakob (Kirchenhistoriker) at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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