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Matthias Hafenreffer (24 June 1561 22 October 1619) was a German
Hafenreffer, Matthias
” ''Lutheran Cyclopedia.'' New York: Scribner, 1899. p. 209. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hafenreffer, Matthias 1561 births 1619 deaths People from Lorch (Württemberg) 16th-century Latin-language writers German Lutheran theologians Johannes Kepler 17th-century German Protestant theologians German male non-fiction writers 17th-century German writers 17th-century German male writers 16th-century Lutheran theologians 17th-century Lutheran theologians
Matthias Hafenreffer (24 June 1561 22 October 1619) was a German orthodox Lutheran
Lutheran orthodoxy was an era in the history of Lutheranism, which began in 1580 from the writing of the ''Book of Concord'' and ended at the Age of Enlightenment. Lutheran orthodoxy was paralleled by similar eras in Calvinism and tridentine Rom ...
theologian in the Lutheran scholastic tradition.
Born at Lorch (Württemberg)
Lorch is a small town in the Ostalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, by the river Rems, 8 kilometers west of Schwäbisch Gmünd. It is a part of the Ostwürttemberg region.
Geography
Lorch lies in a valley of the river Rem ...
, Hafenreffer was professor at Tübingen
Tübingen (, , Swabian: ''Dibenga'') is a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer rivers. about one in three ...
from 1592 until his death in 1617. He was a motivating teacher with a charismatic influence upon his students. He combined strict faithfulness to the Book of Concord
''The Book of Concord'' (1580) or ''Concordia'' (often referred to as the ''Lutheran Confessions'') is the historic doctrinal standard of the Lutheran Church, consisting of ten credal documents recognized as authoritative in Lutheranism since ...
with a peaceful disposition. Among those who enjoyed his instruction and correspondence was the astronomer Johannes Kepler. His chief work was his system of doctrine under the title ''Loci Theologici'' (1600). He died in Tübingen
Tübingen (, , Swabian: ''Dibenga'') is a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer rivers. about one in three ...
, aged 58.
References
* Jacobs, Henry Eyster.Hafenreffer, Matthias
” ''Lutheran Cyclopedia.'' New York: Scribner, 1899. p. 209. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hafenreffer, Matthias 1561 births 1619 deaths People from Lorch (Württemberg) 16th-century Latin-language writers German Lutheran theologians Johannes Kepler 17th-century German Protestant theologians German male non-fiction writers 17th-century German writers 17th-century German male writers 16th-century Lutheran theologians 17th-century Lutheran theologians