Matthew Aurogallus

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Scene with Matthäus Aurogallus, Martin Luther , Philipp Melanchthon and others; Relief on the Berlin Cathedral

Matthäus Aurogallus (actually Matthäus Goldhahn ; * around 1490 in Komotau ; † November 10, 1543 in Wittenberg ) was a German-speaking humanist , historian, linguist, Hebraist and university professor of Bohemian origin.

Life

In his homeland in Bohemia , Aurogallus was first a student, then a teacher at the school founded by Bohuslaus Lobkowicz von Hassenstein in the time of humanism . In 1512 he went to the University of Leipzig as a student , acquired the Baccalaureus Artium there in 1515 and was professor of Greek, Latin and Hebrew in Wittenberg from 1519 , where he joined Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon due to his language skills in the preparation of old manuscripts Collaborator on Luther's translation of the Bible . He benefited from his good general education and pedagogical skills. He wrote a Hebrew and Chaldean grammar (1523/1525), was the author of a chronicle of the dukes and kings of Bohemia and a Hebrew historiographical real dictionary (1526-1539) in Latin.

Aurogallus is said to have been a calm and agreeable person. Through the mediation of Melanchthon Georg Spalatin he received a master's a professor of Hebrew as the successor of St. Matthew Adriani . For two decades, Matthäus Aurogallus has taught a considerable number of pupils and students, including Jakob Jonas and Ambrosius Moibanus . His collaboration in the translation of the Old Testament into the early New High German language (Luther Bible) was intended to serve a “purer theology” in order to secure the original revelation of God to people. He was increasingly concerned with Aramaic languages , especially Chaldean.

In 1542 Matthäus Aurogallus (Goldhahn) became rector of the University of Wittenberg and died a year later in Wittenberg.

Fonts

  • Compendium Hebraeae Grammatices 1523 to 1525
  • de Hebraeis urbium locorumque nominibus 1526 to 1539
  • Chronicle of the dukes and kings of Bohemia

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personal data
SURNAME Aurogallus, Matthew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Goldhahn, Matthew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian, linguist and Hebraist
DATE OF BIRTH around 1490
PLACE OF BIRTH Komotau
DATE OF DEATH November 10, 1543
Place of death Wittenberg