Franz Karl Movers

Franz Karl Movers (* July 17, 1806 Coesfeld ( Westphalia ), † September 28, 1856 in Breslau) was a Catholic theologian and orientalist.

He studied theology and oriental languages ​​in Münster and was a pastor in Berkum ( 1833-1839 ). After that, he was appointed professor of Old Testament at the Catholic Faculty in Wroclaw.

He developed a multi-volume work on the Phoenicians (1841-1850) and edited Phoenician texts ( 1845-1847 ). Among his other works, two biblical studies should be highlighted: Critical studies of the Old Testament History (1834 ) and an essay in Latin on two reviews of the Jeremiah text. In 1853 Movers was elected to the Bavarian Royal Academy as a member. Movers has been criticized by the Leipzig Egyptologist Gustav Seyffarth frequently for his interpretation, but movers could prove that Seyffarth not know his sources or could be interpreted correctly. Movers was highly valued among others by historian Theodor Mommsen.

Appreciation

Higher than many of his professional colleagues the closer estimated Mommsen Orientalists Franz Movers, author of the famous work of the Phoenicians: That Movers theologian and, moreover, a Catholic, was a member of the Catholic Theological Faculty, it apparently did not bother; were decisive for him here, as always, the special qualities of the man Movers I do not see much, but when I see him like he wrote on 1 December 1855 Ferdinand Hitzig, who was particularly interested in professional reasons. And Movers then died prematurely, he reported it the same to him in great distress (28 September 1856): Movers died this morning and I do not want but that you the death of the excellent man from the newspapers erführtest ... We lose him not only the most learned, but also the most righteous and most liberal of our theologians.

Works

• The Phoenicians (1841-1850)
• De utriusque recesionis vaticiniorum Jeremiae .. indole et origine (1837 )
• Critical studies of the Old Testament History, 1834