Karl Ludwig Nitzsch
Karl Ludwig Nitzsch was a German theologian, a professor of theology since 1790.
Nitzsch was born in Wittenberg, where he studied from 1770 to 1775. He later served as a pastor in the towns of Beucha and Borna. In 1788 he became a superintendent and consistorial assessor in Zeitz. In 1790 he obtained his doctorate in theology and during the same year became a professor at the University of Wittenberg. He was married to Louise Wernsdorf, the daughter of German rhetorician Johann Christian Wernsdorf. He died in his home city of Wittenberg.
Like his son, the better-known Karl Immanuel Nitzsch, he earned some distinction in the theological world by a number of writings, including a work entitled De discrimine revelationis imperaboriae et didacticae prolusiones academicae. Theologically, he represented a combination of supernaturalism and rationalism.
In addition to the aforementioned work, he was the author of:
- Ueber das Heil der Welt, 1817 - On salvation of the world.
- Ueber das Heil der Kirche, 1821 - On salvation of the church.
- Ueber das Heil der Theologie 1830 - On salvation of theology.
