Johann Jakob Hottinger Explained

Johann Jakob Hottinger (1 December 1652  - 18 December 1735) was a Swiss theologian.

Biography

He was born in Zürich, the son of the Swiss philologist and theologian Johann Heinrich Hottinger.[1] 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.[2] [3] He died in Zürich, aged 83.

Works

He was the author of numerous historical and polemical writings (over 100 publications).[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. Hottinger, Johann Heinrich. Hottinger, Johann Heinrich s.v. Johann Jakob Hottinger. 13. 807.
  2. http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D10680.php Hottinger, Johann Jakob
  3. https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:Hottinger,_Johann_Jakob_(Kirchenhistoriker) ADB:Hottinger, Johann Jakob (Kirchenhistoriker)