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Francke is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * August Hermann Francke (1663–1727), German Protestant theologian *Arne Francke (1904–1973), Swedish horse rider * Gloria Niemeyer Francke (1922–2008), American pharmacist and science writer * Kuno Francke (1855–1930), educator and historian * Malcolm Francke (born 1939), Australian cricketer * Master Francke (c.1380–1440), German painter * Michael Francke (1946–1989), Director of the Oregon Department of Corrections * Paul Francke (architect) (c.1537-1615), German architect and master builder * Paul Francke (footballer) († 1914-1918), German football player and founder member of Bayern Munich * Paul Francke (geologist) (1897-1957), German geologist * Paul Francke (musician) (born 1979), American musician * Rend al-Rahim Francke (born 1949), Iraqi political activist and ambassador to the United States * Rudolf Francke, German First World War flying ace See also * Franke * Francken * Franck (disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Hermann Francke
August Hermann Francke (; 22 March 1663 – 8 June 1727) was a German Lutheran clergyman, theologian, philanthropist, and Biblical scholar. Biography Born in Lübeck, Francke was educated at the Illustrious Gymnasium in Gotha before he studied at the universities of Erfurt and Kiel — where he came under the influence of the Pietist Christian Kortholt — and finally Leipzig. During his student career he made a special study of Hebrew and Greek; and in order to learn Hebrew more thoroughly, he for some time put himself under the instructions of Ezra Edzardi at Hamburg. He graduated at Leipzig, where in 1685 he became a ''Privatdozent''. A year later, by the help of his friend P. Anton, and with the approval and encouragement of Philipp Jakob Spener, he founded the Collegium Philobiblicum, at which a number of graduates met regularly for the systematic study of the Bible, philologically and practically. He next spent some months at Lüneburg as assistant or curate to the lear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
