Johann Lonitzer

Johann Lonitzer or Johann (es) Lonicer , latinized Johannes Lonicerus (* around 1498 in Artern ; † June 20, 1569 in Marburg ), was a German classical philologist, professor of Greek and Hebrew in Marburg, humanist, poet and Protestant theologian . He is the progenitor of the Hessian family of scholars Lonitzer. His sons included the doctor and naturalist Adam Lonitzer and the historian and theologian Philipp Lonitzer .

Life

Lonitzer entered the Augustinian order early . As a monk he studied in Erfurt , then in Wittenberg , where he obtained his master's degree on January 14, 1521 . In the Esslingen convent he began to preach in the evangelical sense. However, his change of heart caused him to leave the monastery. His “report booklet, as any Christian man is certain of the grace, grace and goodwill of God against ym. In addition, from the Eer and invocation of the dead saints ” (1523) brought him into opposition to the council of the imperial city and let him flee to Strasbourg .

Here he earned his living as a proofreader in the printing house. He made friends with Nikolaus Gerbel . Luther expressed his appreciation for him (Lonitzer was in contact with Luther, Melanchthon and Camerarius during his studies and later ). As a teacher of the Greek language, Lonitzer was appointed to the newly founded University of Marburg until he was able to join the theological faculty as the successor to Johann Draconites . From then on he interpreted the Old Testament in the spirit of his time. He entered into closer relations with Luther through the translation of Luther's interpretation of the prophet Jonah. Together with Orth and Vietor, Dietrich Schnepf earned him a doctorate in theology. All his life he took a mild Lutheran standpoint, including the doctrine of ubiquity .

literature

Adalbert Horawitz: Lonicerus, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, pp. 158-163.
Karl Maidwoman: Lonicerus, Adam. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-428-00196-6 , p. 147 ( digitized version ). (Secondary entry)
Gundlach: Catalogus professorum academiae Marburgensis . Marburg 1927, No. 531
Heinrich Reinermann: Johannes Lonicerus (1499-1569). A life under the sign of the Reformation. Regional culture publishing house, Ubstadt-Weiher 2018, ISBN 978-3-95505--115-0.

Web links

State Historical Information System Hesse (LAGIS): Lonicerus, Johannes. In: Hessian biography. (As of November 18, 2017).

Individual evidence

^ Rolf Heyers: Dr. Georg Marius, called Mayer von Würzburg (1533-1606). (Dental) medical dissertation Würzburg 1957, p. 30.

personal data
SURNAME	Lonitzer, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lonicer, Johannes; Lonicer, Johann; Lonicerus, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German classical philologist, humanist, poet and Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1498
PLACE OF BIRTH	Artern
DATE OF DEATH	June 20, 1569
Place of death	Marburg

[1] Rolf Heyers: Dr. Georg Marius, called Mayer von Würzburg (1533-1606). (Dental) medical dissertation Würzburg 1957, p. 30.