Adam Werner from Themar

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Autograph owner's note by Adam Werner von Themar, on incunabula
Handwritten prayer (poem) Adam Werner von Themar to the plague patron St. Sebastian , 1501; from Codex Palatinus Germanicus 298
Incunabula with owner's note by Adam Werner von Themar

Adam Werner von Themar , actually Adam Werner (* 1462 in Themar , † September 7, 1537 in Heidelberg ) was a humanist , educator, poet, lawyer and professor of theology at the University of Heidelberg ; also educator of the sons of Elector Philip of the Palatinate .

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Adam Werner von Themar was born as Adam Werner in Themar in Thuringia and, following the fashion of the times, added the place of birth Themar to his family name Werner. He studied at the University of Leipzig in 1482 , from 1484 in Heidelberg and in 1485 acquired the degree of Bachelor of Artium at the local artist faculty .

From November 1485 to September 1488 Werner worked as director of the Neustadt an der Haardt collegiate school , where his brother Peter Werner von Themar († July 7, 1552) also lived as a canon canon. He left this sphere of activity in 1488, leaving behind a Latin farewell poem to the "dearly loved students" of the institution.

In the same year Adam Werner received his master's degree at the University of Heidelberg, where he received his doctorate in law in 1503 as a doctor of both rights (secular and spiritual law). Here he taught as a law professor, specializing in canon law. He also held the office of dean once and three times (1497, 1504 and 1510) that of rector of Heidelberg University. In 1519, the legal scholar was appointed as an assessor at the newly established Electoral Palatinate “Imperial Vicariate Court” in Worms . Since he moved to Heidelberg, Werner also acted as a tutor for the sons of Elector Philip the Sincere of the Palatinate. Mainly his eldest son, the later Elector Ludwig V (1508–1544), seems to have been his pupil, but his 8 brothers also enjoyed Adam Werner's upbringing more or less intensively.

Adam Werner von Themar was apparently not a cleric, but probably married to Anna Hinderhöf, court master of the Palatinate elector. He cultivated friendships with many famous humanists of his time, but without formally belonging to their Heidelberg association Sodalitas litteraria Rhenana . Werner's friends included u. a. Johann III. von Dalberg , Bishop of Worms, the poet Konrad Celtis , the learned abbot Johannes Trithemius , the spiritual humanist Jakob Wimpheling and especially Canon Dietrich Gresemund from Speyer. Despite his interest in humanism, Adam Werner was deeply pious and remained associated with mysticism and pre-Reformation beliefs throughout his life . He was a great admirer of Mary and wrote about 150 related poems of praise to the Holy Virgin . At the same time, he worked diligently as a translator of classic writers into German.

Adam Werner von Themar died in Heidelberg in 1537 and was buried in the Heiliggeistkirche there.

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  1. ^ Source for studying in Leipzig and Heidelberg
  2. ↑ Source on the activity in Neustadt and on the brother
  3. ^ Karl Hartfelder: "Werner von Themar, a Heidelberg Humanist", magazine for the history of the Upper Rhine, Volume XXXIII. 1880, page 7
  4. ^ To the circle of friends of Adam Werner von Themar
  5. ↑ Source on the mystical, early church mentality
  6. ^ Karl Hartfelder: "Werner von Themar, a Heidelberg Humanist", magazine for the history of the Upper Rhine, Volume XXXIII. 1880, page 16
personal data
SURNAME Themar, Adam Werner von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Werner, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Theology professor, poet, humanist and educator of Elector Ludwig V (Palatinate)
DATE OF BIRTH 1462
PLACE OF BIRTH at Themar
DATE OF DEATH September 7, 1537
Place of death Heidelberg