Johann Karl Christoph Nachtigal
German writer and theologian
Intro | German writer and theologian | |
A.K.A. | Johann Carl Christoph Nachtigal Johann Konrad Christoph Nachtigal | |
A.K.A. | Johann Carl Christoph Nachtigal Johann Konrad Christoph Nachtigal | |
Places | Germany | |
was | Writer Religious scholar Theologian | |
Work field | Literature Religion | |
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Birth | 25 February 1753, Halberstadt, Germany | |
Death | 21 June 1819Halberstadt, Germany (aged 66 years) | |
Star sign | Pisces |
Johann Karl Christoph Nachtigal (25 February 1753, in Halberstadt – 21 June 1819, in Halberstadt) was a German Protestant theologian and philologist.
He studied philology and theology at the University of Halle, and afterwards worked as a schoolteacher at the Stephaneum in Halberstadt. In 1800 he was named school rector, and during the same time period, was appointed to the consistory. In 1802 he became ecclesiastical superintendent of the Principality of Halberstadt and the counties of Hohenstein and Mansfeld.