Johann Heinrich Jung
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Johann Heinrich Jung best known by his assumed name of Heinrich Stilling, was a German
author
.
(now part of Hilchenbach
) in Westphalia
. His father, Wilhelm Jung, schoolmaster and tailor, was the son of Eberhard Jung, charcoal-burner, and his mother was Dortchen Moritz, daughter of a poor clergyman. Jung became at his father's wish schoolmaster and tailor.
After various teaching appointments he went in 1768 to study medicine at the University of Strasbourg
. There he met Goethe, who introduced him to Herder
. The acquaintance with Goethe ripened into friendship; and it was by his influence that Jung's first work Heinrich Stillings Jugend was written. In 1772 he settled at Elberfeld
as physician
and oculist, and soon became celebrated for operations in cases of cataract
. In 1778 he accepted the appointment as lecturer on agriculture, technology, commerce and the veterinary art in the newly established Kameralschule at Kaiserslautern
, a post which he continued to hold when the school was absorbed in the University of Heidelberg.
In 1787, he was appointed professor of economic, financial and statistical science at the University of Marburg. In 1803, he resigned his professorship and returned to Heidelberg, where he remained until 1806, when he received a pension from the grand-duke, Charles Frederick of Baden, and removed to Karlsruhe
, where he remained until his death in 1817.
He has been described as "an able defender of Christianity against German rationalism [and] an ardent and eminent Universalist
." A Professor Tholuck wrote in 1835 that the doctrine of universalism
He was married three times, and left a numerous family.
There are English translations by Samuel Jackson of the Leben (1835) and of the Theorie der Geisterkunde (London, 1834, and New York, 1851); and of Theobald, or the Fanatic, a religious romance, by the Rev. Samuel Schaeffer (1846).
Germany
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author
Author
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Life
He was born in the village of GrundGrund
Grund can refer to:* Grund , a producer of haircare products* Bad Grund, a town in Lower Saxony, Germany* Bad Grund , a Samtgemeinde in Lower Saxony, Germany* Saas-Grund, a town in Valais, Switzerland...
(now part of Hilchenbach
Hilchenbach
Hilchenbach is a town in the Siegen-Wittgenstein Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Location: The map shows Hilchenbach's location in Siegen-Wittgenstein district. It is about 15 km northeast of Siegen...
) in Westphalia
Westphalia
Westphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Arnsberg, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Minden and Münster.Westphalia is roughly the region between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located north and south of the Ruhr River. No exact definition of borders can be given, because the name "Westphalia"...
. His father, Wilhelm Jung, schoolmaster and tailor, was the son of Eberhard Jung, charcoal-burner, and his mother was Dortchen Moritz, daughter of a poor clergyman. Jung became at his father's wish schoolmaster and tailor.
After various teaching appointments he went in 1768 to study medicine at the University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....
. There he met Goethe, who introduced him to Herder
Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried von Herder was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic. He is associated with the periods of Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar Classicism.-Biography:...
. The acquaintance with Goethe ripened into friendship; and it was by his influence that Jung's first work Heinrich Stillings Jugend was written. In 1772 he settled at Elberfeld
Elberfeld
Elberfeld is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929.-History:The first official mentioning of the geographic area on the banks of today's Wupper River as "elverfelde" was in a document of 1161...
as physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and oculist, and soon became celebrated for operations in cases of cataract
Cataract
A cataract is a clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its envelope, varying in degree from slight to complete opacity and obstructing the passage of light...
. In 1778 he accepted the appointment as lecturer on agriculture, technology, commerce and the veterinary art in the newly established Kameralschule at Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate forest . The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfurt am Main, and from Luxembourg.Kaiserslautern is home to 99,469 people...
, a post which he continued to hold when the school was absorbed in the University of Heidelberg.
In 1787, he was appointed professor of economic, financial and statistical science at the University of Marburg. In 1803, he resigned his professorship and returned to Heidelberg, where he remained until 1806, when he received a pension from the grand-duke, Charles Frederick of Baden, and removed to Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
, where he remained until his death in 1817.
He has been described as "an able defender of Christianity against German rationalism [and] an ardent and eminent Universalist
Christian Universalism
Christian Universalism is a school of Christian theology which includes the belief in the doctrine of universal reconciliation, the view that all human beings or all fallen creatures will ultimately be restored to right relationship with God....
." A Professor Tholuck wrote in 1835 that the doctrine of universalism
"came particularly into notice through Jung-Stilling, that eminent man who was a particular instrument in the hand of God for keeping up evangelical truth in the latter part of the former century, and at the same time a strong patron to that doctrine."
He was married three times, and left a numerous family.
Works
His autobiography "Heinrich Stillings Leben," from which he came to be known as Stilling, is the chief authority for his life. His early novels reflect the piety of his early surroundings. A complete edition of his numerous works, in 14 vols. was published at Stuttgart in 1835-1838.There are English translations by Samuel Jackson of the Leben (1835) and of the Theorie der Geisterkunde (London, 1834, and New York, 1851); and of Theobald, or the Fanatic, a religious romance, by the Rev. Samuel Schaeffer (1846).