Karl Immanuel Nitzsch [SEP] place of birth
Karl Immanuel Nitzsch
Karl Immanuel Nitzsch (September 21, 1787, Borna – August 21, 1868, Berlin), was a German Lutheran church leader. He was the father of theologian Friedrich August Nitzsch.
Biography.
He was born at the small Saxon town of Borna near Leipzig. His father, Karl Ludwig Nitzsch, at that time pastor and superintendent in Borna, later (1790) became professor at Wittenberg and director (1817) of the seminary for preachers. He was sent to study at Schulpforta in
Nitzsch
Nitzsch is a surname, and may refer to:
- Karl Ludwig Nitzsch (1751–1831), a German theologian
- His better-known son, Karl Immanuel Nitzsch (1787-1868), a Lutheran church leader
- Friedrich August Nitzsch (1832–1898), German theologian and son of Karl Immanuel
- Christian Ludwig Nitzsch (1782-1837), a German zoologist
- Gregor Wilhelm Nitzsch (1790-1861), a German classical scholar known chiefly for his writings on Homeric epic
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