Adam Huth
Adam Johannes Huth (born March 17, 1696 in Orb ; † September 17, 1771 in Mannheim ) was a German Jesuit , theologian and canon lawyer .
Life
Huth was matriculated on March 16, 1713 at the University of Würzburg . On July 13, 1741, he joined the Jesuit order in Mainz , received his master's degree in philosophy in Würzburg and then devoted himself to studying theology and canon law. From 1726 to 1736 he held a position as a full professor of canon law at the law faculty of Heidelberg University . During this time he was on the one hand on February 8, 1729 Dr. iur. about his doctorate and put the other end on 15 August 1729 his profession from. He was also dean of the law faculty in 1729 and 1733 . He was also chairman of the Heidelberg Jesuit Convict .
During his time in Heidelberg, Huth described Protestants as heretics . Due to a complaint by the Reformed , Elector Karl Philipp issued a decree, according to which the professors required a license to practice medicine from the faculty for their theses.
Huth was at the Jesuit College in Mannheim from 1736 . From December 17, 1747 to 1751 he was rector of the Jesuit college in Würzburg and then from 1752 to 1754 confessor of the Würzburg Prince-Bishop Karl Philipp von Greiffenclau zu Vollrads . From August 15, 1755 he was rector of the college in Mannheim and from October 11, 1758 in Mainz. On November 10, 1761 he was appointed provincial . He held the office until 1764. On March 1, 1768 he returned to Mannheim. His canonical works are said to have been more of practical than of scientific importance.
Works (selection)
- Liber V. Decretalium de delictis et poenis ... in methodum brevem et claram redactus , Hörth, Heidelberg 1728.
- Jus canonicum ad libros V decretalium Greg. IX. explicatum et per quaestiones ac responsa in methodum brevem et claram redactum. , 5 volumes, Wolff, Augsburg 1730–1738.
- Casus juridico-canonici de sponsalibus et matrimonio in omnes titulos libri IV. Decretal. Greg. IX. publici juris facti , Fulda 1742.
literature
- Johann Friedrich von Schulte : The history of the sources and literature of canon law from Gratian to the present , III. Volume, Stuttgart 1875, p. 182 f.
- Johann Friedrich von Schulte: Huth, Adam . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 461.
- Dagmar Drüll: Heidelberger Gelehrtenlexikon: 1652-1802 , Springer-Verlag, 1991, ISBN 3-540-53472-5 , p. 74.
Web links
- Works by and about Adam Huth in the German Digital Library
- Adam Huth on leo-bw.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Huth, Adam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Huth, Adam Johannes (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Jesuit, theologian and canon lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1696 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orb |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 17, 1771 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |