Keil, Friedrich Sigemund [Luther, Martin]
[Pamphlet, Luther, 1751] Friedrich Sigemund Keil, Historische Nachricht von dem Geschlecht und Nachkommen D. Martin Luthers, nebst einigen anderen Anmerkungen. Leipzig 1751, 4º: 30 p., geb.
Cardboard binding, with handwritten text in red and black ink. On the flyleaf the initials H.C.G.V.S. and the summa of 6 ggl (guilders?). Genealogie van Luther’s gezin en nakomelingen, aangevuld met biografische toelichtingen. Vroege bijdrage tot de Luther-endologie; voorloper van Keil’s latere uitgebreide biografieën.
Keil (1715–1765) was an evangelical theologian and Lutheran scholar active in the mid-18th century. In this work, he presents a concise genealogical account of Martin Luther’s family, tracing the lineage and descendants of the reformer, supplemented with various biographical and historical remarks.This pamphlet served as a precursor to Keil’s more extensive multi-volume biography of Luther, Des seligen Zeugen Gottes… , published from 1753 to 1764.
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