Karl Rudolf Hagenbach

Karl Rudolf Hagenbach ( born March 4, 1801 in Basel, † June 7, 1874 ) was a Swiss church historian and theologian.

Life

Hagenbach was the son of the professor of medicine Karl Friedrich Hagenbach. After leaving school in his hometown of Basel Hagenbach began at the university to study theology. Already there he met Johann Gottfried Herder's writings to know.

After the first few semesters Hagenbach in 1820 moved to the University of Bonn, where he - was most influenced by Friedrich gap - by his own admission. This recommended him later at the University of Berlin on where Hagen Bach and others Students by August Neander and Friedrich Schleiermacher. In Bonn Hagenbach in 1820 a member of the Bonner fraternity after he had been used to investigate scientific articles from 1818 onwards corresponding already in Freiburg member of Burschenschaft union cooperative / association.

In the spring of 1823 Hagenbach returned to Switzerland and settled again in his native town. There he soon made the acquaintance of Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette. Supported by this Hagenbach was in the same year at the university lecturer and the following year he was appointed extraordinary Professor of Church history and dogma. The appointment as full professor in the same subject was 1828th five times (1832, 1840, 1849, 1850 and 1862), he served as rector of the university.

Along with De Wette founded Hagenbach in 1842 the Protestant Relief Association Switzerland and run this as its first board of directors. In these years Hagenbach also published some hymns.

In the years 1845-1868 Hagenbach served as editor of the church worksheet for Switzerland. In the church politically difficult years from 1848 Hagenbach was significantly supported by Diethelm Georg Finsler to preserve the unity of the Church in Switzerland.

In addition to his theological and church historical writings Hagenbach also published a book of poetry Luther and his time, and in 1846 a two-volume collection of poems (1876 published in 2nd edition). He also wrote for the New Year Sheets for Basel's youth some popular scientific contributions to the Basel story.

Three months after his 73rd birthday died Karl Rudolf Hagenbach. His tomb is located on the Wolf graveyard.

His son Eduard Hagenbach - Bischoff became a physicist and was also Rector of the University of Basel.

In 1876 Ferdinand Schlöth a memorial bust of Hagenbach was commissioned for the auditorium of the Museum at the Augustiner Gasse.