Ernst Zimmermann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst Zimmermann

German theologian

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1786

Place of Birth: Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Jun-1832

Profession: theologian, classical scholar, classical philologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ernst Christoph Philipp Zimmermann (18 September 1786 in Darmstadt – 24 June 1832 in Darmstadt) was a German classical philologist and theologian.
He was the brother of theologian Karl Zimmermann (1803–1877). He studied at the Darmstadt gymnasium as a pupil of historian Helfrich Bernhard Wenck, and afterwards furthered his education at the University of Giessen (1803–05).
In 1805 he became a clergyman in the community of Auerbach (today a district of Bensheim), then in 1809 was named deacon in Gross-Gerau and pastor in nearby Büttelborn.
In 1814 he was appointed court deacon at the Hofkirche in Darmstadt, where two years later he became a court preacher.
In 1831 he attained the titles of prelate, ecclesiastical superintendent and Oberkonsistorialrat (chief consistorial councilor).He was founder of the publications Allgemeine Kirchenzeitung (since 1822) and Allgemeine Schul-Zeitung (since 1824).
A collection of his sermons at the Hofkirche in Darmstadt was published in eight volumes (1816–30).