Abdias Praetorius
Abdias Prätorius, also Gottschalk Schultze (born March 28, 1524 in Salzwedel , † January 9, 1573 in Wittenberg ) was a Protestant theologian and reformer .
Life
As the son of a merchant, Prätorius attended school in his hometown and in Magdeburg . Then he began his studies at the universities of Frankfurt (Oder) and in 1542 in Wittenberg . At the Leucorea he joined Philipp Melanchthon and remained his loyal student throughout his life. He began his work in school: in 1544 as a teacher in Salzwedel, in 1548 in Wittenberg he received his master's degree and rector of the Latin school in Salzwedel. In 1553 he went to the old town high school in Magdeburg in the same capacity.
In addition to his educational work, he wrote school books and organized public disputations. As a school man, Praetorius must have been a good practitioner. He Hebrew his first name in Abdias. After he was accepted into the Senate of the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Wittenberg on May 1, 1557, he went to the University of Frankfurt as a professor of the Hebrew language . During this time he emerged alongside Georg Buchholzer as a spokesman for the Philippists . Elector Joachim II leaned towards the opposite side. When the majorist dispute was repeated here , the Filipino minority was dismissed.
Praetorius could not stay at the university. The elector could not do without the linguist and skilled diplomat. But when he gave a sharp speech against the Philippists (April 19, 1563), Praetorius drew the consequences and moved to Wittenberg, where he could work in the arts faculty. When his first wife died, he married the daughter of Georg Sabinus , a granddaughter of Melanchthon, in Berlin in 1565 . His work was shared between Wittenberg and Berlin . In 1571 he was accepted as a professor of philosophy in Wittenberg and was also dean of the philosophy faculty in the summer semester of that year. Not yet 50 years old, he died of a heated fever and was buried in the town church.
literature
- Rudolf Schwarze : Praetorius, Abdias . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 513.
- Praetorius, Abdias . In: Realencyklopadie for Protestant Theology and Church (RE). 3. Edition. Volume 15, Hinrichs, Leipzig 1904, p. 612.
- Michael Kappes: Praetorius, Abdias. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 7, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-048-4 , Sp. 905-906.
- P. Karge: Kurbrandenburg and Poland 1548–63. In: Research on Brandenburg and Prussian History 11, 1899, pages 103–172
- Helmar Junghans: Directory of the rectors, vice-rectors, deans, professors and castle church preachers of Leucorea from the summer semester 1536 to the winter semester 1574/75. In: Irene Dingel , Günther Wartenberg : Georg Major (1502–1574) - A theologian of the Wittenberg Reformation. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2005, ISBN 3-374-02332-0
- Praetorius, Abdias. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 29, Leipzig 1741, column 140 f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Praetorius, Abdias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gottschalk Schultze |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Protestant theologian and reformer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1524 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salzwedel |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1573 |
| Place of death | Wittenberg |