Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Weber, Max (1864-1920) Weber started his career as a jurist in Berlin and later taught political economy at Freiburg, Heidelberg and Munich. He was a founder of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Soziologie and editor of Archiv fr Sozialwissenschaft und Sozialpolitik. Much of his scholarly work was devoted to the sociology of religion. He participated in … Continue reading “Weber, Max”

Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Composer, born at Eutin, Lower Saxony, 18 December, 1786; died in London, 5 June, 1826. His father, Franz Anton von Weber, a nobleman of reduced finances and a former army officer, later became a strolling theatrical manager. This gave young Weber an opportunity for acquiring that stage routine and … Continue reading “Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von”

Weber, Joseph a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, was born Sept. 23,1753, at Rhain, in Bavaria. In 1776 he received holy orders; in 1779 he was appointed lecturer on canon law and catechetics at the seminary in Pfaffenhausen; in 1781 he was made professor of philosophical sciences at Dillingen; and in 1800 he was made … Continue reading “Weber, Joseph”

Weber, Johann Georg a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Herwigsdorf, near Zittau, July 10, 1687. He studied at Leipsic, and was appointed there in 1718 preacher in the university church. In 1719 he was called to Weimar, where he was made chief court preacher in 1720. In 1729 he was made general superintendent … Continue reading “Weber, Johann Georg”

Weber, Heinrich German Church historian, born at Euerdorf in the Diocese of Würzburg, 21 June, 1834; died at Bamberg, 18 January, 1898. His father, Heinrich Weber, left the Bavarian civil service and entered the employ of Prince von Leinigen-Hardenburg-Dachsburg. the family now lived at Amorbach in the Bavarian Odenwald where the father held the position … Continue reading “Weber, Heinrich”

Weber, Georg Gottlieb a Protestant theologian of Germany, who was born in 1744, and died February 18, 1801, as court deacon and member of consistory at Weimar, is the author of, Die Augsburgische Confession nach der Urschrift ins Reichsarchiv (Weimar, 1781): Kritische Geschichte der Augsburgischen Confession, aus archivalischen Nachrichten (Frankf. 1783). See Winer, Handb. der … Continue reading “Weber, Georg Gottlieb”

Weber, Friedrich Wilhelm Physician, member of the Prussian House of Deputies, and poet, born at Alhausen, near Driburg, in Westphalia, 25 December, 1813; died at Nieheim, 5 April, 1894. His father was forester for the Count of Asseburg. Weber first attended the village school, then when thirteen years old he went to the gymnasium at … Continue reading “Weber, Friedrich Wilhelm”

Weber, Ferdinand Wilhelm a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born October 22, 1836, at Schwabach. His preparatory education he received at the gymnasium in Nuremberg, which he left in 1855 for the University of Erlangen. Here he attended the lectures of Hofmann, Delitzsch, Thomasius, Hevder, and Harnack; and, besides theology, he also studied history and … Continue reading “Weber, Ferdinand Wilhelm”

Weber-Fechner Law Basic law of psychophysics which expresses in quantitative terms the relation between the intensity of a stimulus and the intensity of the resultant sensation. E. H. Weber applying the method of “just noticeable difference” in experiments involving weight discrimination found that the ability to discriminate two stimuli depends not on the absolute difference … Continue reading “Weber-Fechner Law”

Weber, Christian Friedrich a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born March 4, 1764, at Cannstadt, and died as dean at Nurtingen, in Wurtemberg, in the year 1832. He wrote, Beitrage zur Gesch. des neutest. Kanons (Tubingen, 1791): Neue Untersuchungen uber das Alter und Ansehen des Evang. der Hebraer (ibid. 1806): Doctrina Evi Primi ac Prisci … Continue reading “Weber, Christian Friedrich”