Johann Georg Herbst
Johann Georg Herbst ( born January 13, 1787 in Rottweil, † July 31, 1836 in Tübingen) was a Catholic priest and professor of Oriental languages and exegesis at the University of Tübingen. He was co-founder in 1819 of the traditional theological quarterly magazine.
Education and Career
After attending high school in Rottweil autumn 1805 appeared as a novice in the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter in the Black Forest. He graduated in 1806 and 1807, philosophy, physics and mathematics in Freiburg im Breisgau and returned after cancellation of St. Peter in the spring of 1807 back to Rottweil. After he had passed the examination in philosophy and theology at the Lyceum, he returned again in 1810 to Freiburg, where he under the guidance of Leonhard Hug ( 1765-1846 ) dealt with the Oriental languages and Biblical scholarship.
A place closed to the priesthood in 1811 as a parish administrator in Freiburg- Adelhausen which again gave him the study of languages and exegesis in Freiburg. In October, he already moved to the newly established seminary in Ellwangen, where he also held philological lectures besides theological. In 1814 he moved to the Faculty of Catholic Theology Ellwangen, where he occupied the Chair of Prof. Celestine Spegele ( 1761-1831 ) and was appointed in the following year as a full professor. In 1817 he was solemnly Dr. theol. doctorate.
Work in Tübingen
When the Ellwanger faculty in 1817 moved to Tübingen, held the post of autumn there Professor of Oriental Languages , for the introduction to the Old Testament, biblical archeology and Old Testament exegesis. Representation, he also lectured on church history. In his time in Tübingen autumn 1832 appointed chief librarian of the University Library, where he in particular, the order of the Finance earns made and the stock of books significantly increased. The Office of the Dean, he held five times in 1833/34 he was rector of the university.
Research
He conducted research in particular on historical topics, to church history and the early councils, although he was professor of exegesis. Many contributions to the Tübingen Theological quarterly magazine, which he had co-founded, come from his pen. In Gmünd his treatise " De quatuor Pentateuchi librorum posteriorum auctore et editore Commentatio " appeared.
In his last years he worked on a " historical- critical introduction to the writings of the Old Testament ", but could not finish it. His successor Benedict Welte she published with additions from 1840.
In the conflict over the Archdiocese of Freiburg autumn was one of the followers of Henry of Wessenberg.