Alexander Scultetus
Alexander Scultetus (* around 1485 in Dirschau , Prussia (now Tczew), † around 1564 in Rome ) was Canon and Chancellor of the Chapter of Warmia , historian and cartographer.
life and work
After finishing school in Dirschau, Scultetus studied law and theology at the Cracow Academy . He was ordained a priest, received a doctorate in law, and served in various positions in the papal curia .
In 1515 he followed Bernard Korner in the office of canon (Canon) at the chapter of the Diocese of Warmia in Frombork . Korner took over the office after the early death of Andreas Koppernigk, the brother of Nicolaus Copernicus . Scultetus became a close collaborator of Nicolaus Copernicus. From 1530 to 1539 Scultetus was secretary of the cathedral chapter ; he objected to the episcopal dignity of Johannes Dantiscus and Stanislaus Hosius . In addition to the position in Warmia, he was canon in Dorpat and Reval .
As a scientist, he was also active in the field of history and geography and is considered to be the author of the first maps of Livonia . Together with Copernicus, he probably created a map of Prussia that has been lost. Important is his work Chronographia, sive annales omnium fere regum, principum (Rome, 1546), which is considered the first chronological summary of the events and historical rulers of the world.
Scultetus was an advocate of faith reform and came into conflict with the Holy Inquisition. Accused of heresy by Dantiscus, and by King Sigismund I , he spent several years in prison in Rome, and was then acquitted by a court under Popes Paul IV and Pius IV, respectively . He remained under observation until the end of his life the inquisition.
He became a Lutheran pastor in Prussia.
literature
- Scultetus, Alexander. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 36, Leipzig 1743, column 765.
- Alexander Sculteti 1646 . In: Nicolaus Copernicus Complete Edition . Volume IX, pp. 3-4.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scultetus, Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schultze, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canon and Chancellor of the Warmia Chapter, historian, cartographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1485 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dirschau or Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1564 |
| Place of death | Rome |