Johann Jakob Hottinger
Johann Jakob Hottinger (1 December 1652 – 18 December 1735) was a Swiss theologian.
Biography
He was born in Zürich, the son of the Swiss philologist and theologian Johann Heinrich Hottinger.[1] He studied theology at the Carolinum in Zürich, and also in Basel and Geneva. In 1676 he received his ordination, then in 1680 became a pastor in Stallikon. In 1686 he was named deacon at the Grossmünster in Zürich, where in 1698 he succeeded Johann Heinrich Heidegger as professor of theology.[2][3] He died in Zürich, aged 83.
Works
He was the author of numerous historical and polemical writings (over 100 publications).[2]
- Helvetische Kirchengeschichte (4 volumes, 1698–1729) – A work against Roman Catholicism.[1]
References
- Hottinger, Johann-Jakob (1652-1735) IdRef / SUDOC (bibliography)
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hottinger, Johann Heinrich" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 807.
- ^ a b Hottinger, Johann Jakob Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz
- ^ ADB:Hottinger, Johann Jakob (Kirchenhistoriker) at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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