August Hermann Francke
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Summary
August Hermann Francke was born on March 22, 1663[1], in Lübeck[2]. He died on June 8, 1727[3], in Halle (Saale)[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], pedagogue[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Stadtgottesacker[9]
- Father: Johannes Francke[10]
- Mother: Anna Sophia Francke[11]
- Spouse: Anna Magdalena Francke[12]
- Child: Gotthilf August Francke[13], Johanna Sophia Anastasia Freylinghausen[14]
- Country of citizenship: Lübeck[15]
- Employer: Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[16]
- Educated at: Leipzig University[17], Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[18], Ernestinum Gotha[19]
- Student: Franz Albert Schultz[20], Christian Benedict Michaelis[21], Johann Ludwig Konrad Allendorf[22], Johann Heinrich Michaelis[23]
- Member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[24]
- Religion or worldview: Lutheranism[25]
- Sex or gender: male[26]
- Movement: Pietism[27]
- Doctoral student: Georg Wilhelm Steller[28]
- Commons category: August Hermann Francke[29]
- Archives at: Berlin State Library[30], Library of the Francke Foundations[31]
- Family name: Francke[32]
- Given name: August[33]
- Official website: https://www.francke-halle.de/startseite.html[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:August Hermann Francke[35]
- Work location: Halle (Saale)[36]
- Student of: Christian Kortholt the Elder[37], Esdras Edzard[38], Adam Rechenberg[39], Johannes Olearius[40], Johann Cyprian[41]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[42], Hamburg Biographies[43], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, 7th volume[44], Neue Deutsche Biographie[45], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[46], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[47], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[48], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[49], The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology[50], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[51], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[52], The Encyclopedia Americana[53], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[54], The American Cyclopædia[55]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for August Hermann Francke include 10825 Augusthermann[56], an asteroid[57].
Why It Matters
August Hermann Francke has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for him include 10825 Augusthermann[56], an asteroid[57].
His notable doctoral advisees include Georg Wilhelm Steller[60], an explorer[61], 1709–1746[62], of Holy Roman Empire[63], specialised in botany[64].
FAQs
Where was August Hermann Francke born?
August Hermann Francke was born in Lübeck[2].
Where did August Hermann Francke die?
August Hermann Francke died in Halle (Saale)[4].
Who were August Hermann Francke's parents?
August Hermann Francke's father was Johannes Francke[10]. August Hermann Francke's mother was Anna Sophia Francke[11].
Who was August Hermann Francke married to?
August Hermann Francke's spouses include Anna Magdalena Francke[12].
What did August Hermann Francke do for work?
August Hermann Francke worked as a theologian[5], pedagogue[6], and university teacher[7].
Where did August Hermann Francke go to school?
August Hermann Francke was educated at Leipzig University[17], Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[18], and Ernestinum Gotha[19].