Friedrich Ludwig Weidig
Friedrich Ludwig Weidig | |
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Weidig | |
| Born | 15 February 1791 Oberkleen district, Langgöns, northwest Wetterau |
| Died | 23 February 1837 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Protestant theologian, pastor, activist, teacher and journalist |
Friedrich Ludwig Weidig (15 February 1791 – 23 February 1837) was a German Protestant theologian, pastor, activist, teacher and journalist. Initially working as a teacher in Butzbach, he then spent a short time as a pastor in Ober-Gleen, a district of Giessen. In what is now Hesse and the Middle Rhine, he was one of the main figures of the Vormärz and a pioneer of the 1848 Revolution.