Ambrosius laughs
Ambrosius Lacher (* around 1470 in Meersburg ; † 1540 in Frankfurt (Oder) ) was a German polyhistor and mathematician .
Life
Ambrosius Lacher attended the universities of Basel , Leipzig and Wittenberg , where he was promoted to a master's degree in 1504. He first lectured in Leipzig and was then brought to Frankfurt an der Oder by the founding chancellor of the University of Frankfurt , Dietrich von Bülow , where he was appointed rector in 1516. He taught astronomy / astrology, music theory, from 1522 also medicine, and influenced the further development of the university in a humanistic sense.
Lacher ran his own in-house print shop, eight of which have survived between 1506 and 1511. The north-east German calendar printing tradition that began in 1510 was significantly influenced by Lacher and later continued by David Origanus .
One of his students was Jodocus Willich .
Works
- Algorithm mercatorum Magistri Ambrosij Lacher ... de integrorum frachto numero . Leipzig 1510 ( digitized version )
literature
- Rudolf Schwarze : Laugh, Ambrosius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 467.
- Heinrich Grimm: Laugh, Ambrosius. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-428-00194-X , p. 367 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Josef Benzing : The book printers of the 16th and 17th centuries in the German-speaking area. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1963. p. 140.
Web links
- Works by and about Ambrosius Lacher in the German Digital Library
- Prints by Ambrosius Lacher at WorldCat
- Works from the printing house of Ambrosius Lacher in the catalog of VD 16 , when entering all fields - Lacher
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Laugh, Ambrosius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German polyhistor and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1470 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1540 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt (Oder) |