Theodor Schwarz (theologian), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theodor Schwarz (theologian)

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1777

Place of Birth: Wiek, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Feb-1850

Profession: writer, author, painter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Theodor Schwarz (1 September 1777, in Wiek, Rügen – 10 February 1850, in Wiek) was a German Protestant clergyman and writer.
He published novels under the pseudonym Theodor Melas.
He was the son of provost Georg Theodor Schwarz. From 1798 he studied at the University of Jena, where he attended lectures given by Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Johann Jakob Griesbach and Friedrich Schiller.
In 1800 he traveled with painter Jakob Wilhelm Roux to Saxon Switzerland and to Dresden, where he met with Caspar David Friedrich.
In 1801 he returned to Rügen and assisted his father at the parish.
Afterwards, he worked for several years as a tutor in Skåne and Stockholm, and after the death of his father in 1814, took over the elder Schwarz's duties at the parish.
In 1834 he received his doctorate in theology.He was the father of theologian Karl Schwarz (1812–1885).