Estates and Autographs
Karl Christian Eger
Karl Christian Eger studied theology and history in Giessen, Leipzig and Berlin as well as at the preacher’s seminary in Friedberg. After completing his studies, he became an assistant preacher and then a pastor in Darmstadt in 1892. After gaining his doctorate in theology at the University of Giessen, he became a professor at the preacher’s seminary in Friedberg in 1901 and its director in 1907. In 1913, he was appointed full professor of practical theology and university preacher at the University of Halle.
Karl Christian Eger worked in church authorities and synodal bodies, he was a member of the Saxon Provincial Synod, whose president he was from 1929-1933, as well as the Prussian General Synod from 1919. Here he belonged to the Volkskirchliche Evangelische Vereinigung, whose chairmanship he later took over. In addition to practical theology, he was particularly interested in Luther research.
Photo: University Archive, Rep. 40/ I, E 5
The partial bequest was given to the ULB’s manuscript collection as a deposit by the granddaughter in 2011 and was given the shelfmark Yi 59.
2 boxes, 2 folders
1870 - 1945
The following list contains researchable estates that have been prepared for consultation in the reading room for historical collections and are indexed in a detailed repertory:
Personalia
| No. | Designation | Date | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yi 59 I 1 | Certificate of appointment as 2nd professor at the Friedberg seminary | 27. April 1904 | Darmstadt | – |
| Yi 59 I 2 | Certificate of the Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous, Knight’s Cross 1st Class | 25. November 1906 | Darmstadt | – |
| Yi 59 I 3 | Certificate of appointment as Director and 1st Professor of the Friedberg Preachers’ Seminary | 3. April 1907 | Darmstadt | – |
| Yi 59 I 4 | Certificate of appointment as Privy Church Councillor | 27. März 1912 | Darmstadt | – |
| Yi 59 I 5 | Certificate of appointment as full professor of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Halle-Wittenberg | 29. Januar 1913 | Berlin | – |
| Yi 59 I 6 | Appointment as university preacher at the University of Halle, UI No. 11 4 82 | 18. Juli 1914 | Berlin | – |
| Yi 59 I 7 | Patent as Privy Consistorial Councillor for the full professor at the University of Halle-Wittenberg | 27. September 1917 | Berlin | Grand Ducal Hessian Privy Church Councillor D. Eger |
| Yi 59 I 8 | Patent J.-No. 2515 | 9. Oktober 1917 | Halle | Congratulations from the curator of the United Friedrichsuniversität Halle-Wittenberg |
| Yi 59 I 9 | Cover letter from the Oberkonsistorium zu Ur. O.K. 6597 to the Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Halle-Wittenberg | 16. Juli 1921 | Darmstadt | – |
| Yi 59 I 10 | Letter from the curator of the Vereinigte Friedrichsuniversität Halle-Wittenberg to Prof. Eger | 23. Januar 1922 | Halle | – |
| Yi 59 I 11 | Booklet of school reports for Carl Eger | 30. Oktober 1880 | Darmstadt | Term 1872-1880, 13 pages |
| Yi 59 I 12 | “Censur” sheets for Karl Eger | 1772-1883 | Darmstadt | 14 sheets |
| Yi 59 I 13 | “Congratulatio” – Volume of 98 autographs for the 80th birthday of Prof. D. Dr. jur. h.c. Karl Eger | 18. August 1944 | – | 109 sheets, handmade paper, parchment binding, Chinese block binding, linen cover, linen case (25 x 18 cm) |
Manuscripts
| Signatur | Bezeichnung |
|---|---|
| Yi 59 II 1 | Eger, Karl Christian, born August 18, 1864 in Friedberg in Hesse; died July 3, 1945 in Halle, Protestant theologian, Professor in Halle, Assistant Consistorial Councillor. “Einleitung in das Neue Testament”, delivered by Prof. Dr. Schürer, n.d. Lecture notes, SS 1885, half leather binding, paper, 169 pages. |
Correspondence
| No. | Designation | Details | Location | Timespan | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yi 59 III 1-239 | Eger, Karl Christian (1864-1945), evang. Theologe, Prof. in Halle, Geh.-Konsistorialrat | 239 Briefe an Gertrud von Lübtow | Darmstadt, Langenhain, Leipzig u.a. | 1888-1892 | – |
| – | – | 4 Briefe und 5 Postkarten an Prof. Hermann Gunkel | – | 1909-1925 | siehe: Yi 33 I E 11-19 |
| – | – | 10 Briefe an Prof. Friedrich Loofs | – | 1913-1925 | siehe: Yi 19 IX 771-781 |
| – | – | 3 Karten an Karl Wendel | – | 1931, 1939, 1944 | siehe: Yi 28 II E 1-3 |
| Yi 59 III 1. 1-115 | Lübtow, Gertrud von, 1. Ehefrau von E. (1866-1922) | 115 Briefe an E., Schwerin, Holzhausen und Stolp | – | 1890-1892 | – |
| – | – | 1 Brief von Frau Schneider an Gertrud von Lübtow | Ziegenberg | 4.10.1891 | – |
| Yi 59 III, 2. 1-8 | Lübtow, Gertrud von, 1. Ehefrau von E. (1866-1922) | 6 Briefe und 2 Karten an ihre Schwester Anna-Marie von Lübtow | Schwerin, Lettenstift, Darmstadt, Alexanderstr. | 1.11.1891 – 31.12.1892 | – |
Varia
| No. | Designation |
|---|---|
| Yi 59 IV | Sammelmappe mit Kopien von Dokumenten und Artikel zu Karl Christian Eger |
