Johann Philipp Gabler

Johann Philipp Gabler (* June 4, 1753 in Frankfurt am Main, † February 17, 1826 in Jena ) was a German Protestant theologian.

Gabler in 1783 professor of philosophy at the Archi Gymnasium in Dortmund and in 1785 professor and preacher at the University of Altdorf. In 1804 he was appointed professor of theology at the University of Jena.

Gabler paid homage to the most determined and rationalism gained particularly to the definition of the so-called biblical theology merits ( De justo discrimine theologiae biblicae et dogmaticae, Altdorf, 1787 ). Most of his works are published by him in the magazines: Latest theological journal (Nuremberg 1798-1800 ), Journal of Theological Literature ( 1801-1804 ) and Journal for choice theological literature ( 1805-11 ).

Gabler was since 1785 with Josine Isabelle Christine Hoffmann, the daughter of the vice-rector of the Archi Gymnasium in Dortmund, married, with whom he had nine children, among them the philosopher and follower of Hegel in Berlin, Georg Andreas ( 1786-1853 ), and the two Protestant pastor Theodor August (1788-1849) and Johann Gottfried Gabler (1798-1879), later gave out some of his writings.