Franz Albert Schultz

Franz Albert Schultz (25 September 1692 – 19 May 1763) was a Prussian divine and superintendent.

Biography

Schultz was born 25 September 1692 in Neustettin (Szczecinek). He studied at the University of Halle-Wittenberg philosophy under Christian Wolff and divinity. At this time he followed August Hermann Francke's pietism. In 1723, having declined becoming a professor, he became educator at the Berlin Cadet Corps and in 1724 field preacher in Mohrungen. In 1728 he became Archpriest and Superintendent in Rastenburg, 1731 professor of divinity at the University of Königsberg.[1] Immanuel Kant was among his students.

As Superintendent, Schultz instituted the first Prussian teacher seminaries, founded more than 600 schools, and paved the way to compulsory education. Under Frederick II, who was skeptical of pietism, his influence sank. He died 19 May 1763 in Königsberg.

See also

Notes
  1. His 1732 inaugural dissertation was titled Dissertatio inauguralis de concordia rationis cum fide in locis de iustitia Dei et inde profluente necessitate satisfactionis.

References
  • Benno Erdmann, Martin Knutzen und seine Zeit. Leipzig: Voss, 1876, pp. 22ff.


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