Balthasar Walther (philologist)

Balthasar Walther , also Balthasar Gualtherus , (born May 1, 1586 in Allendorf ; † November 15, 1640 in Braunschweig ) was a German philologist and Lutheran theologian.

Life

Balthasar was born on as the son of the Allendorf pastor Johann Walther († October 5, 1597 in Allendorf) and his wife Margaretha Heider († October 5, 1597 in Allendorf), who was married in 1574, and daughter of the pastor in Blankenburg Leonhard Heider. He was baptized on May 2, 1586. He attended the elementary school in his birthplace. At the age of eleven he lost both parents. His legal guardians sent him to the school in Frankenhausen in 1600 and from 1602 he attended the school in Neustadt an der Orla . On September 3, 1603, he moved to the Gymnasium Illustre in Gotha , which was under the direction of Rector Andreas Wilke (1562–1631).

On February 3, 1606, he began to study the philosophical and theological sciences at the University of Jena and on August 5, 1606 acquired the academic degree of Magister with the grade cum laude . He continued his studies in 1607 at the newly founded University of Gießen , where Balthasar Mentzer the Elder , Johannes Winckelmann and Christoph Helwig became his teachers. From 1608 he studied again in Jena.

In 1610 he intended to move to the University of Wittenberg. However, in the same year he received the offer to take over the professorship in the Greek language, which he took up on October 6th. In addition, he received the professorship of the Hebrew language on April 6, 1612, became dean of the philosophical faculty and was rector of the alma mater in the summer semester of 1615 . In 1621, after completing a trial sermon, he received an offer as superintendent in Gotha , for which he was ordained in Jena on July 29, 1621 and took up his church office on August 1 of that year. After holding trial sermons in Braunschweig on April 24 and 16, 1636, he was given the position of Superintendent of Braunschweig. When he and his family arrived there on July 10th that year, a week later, on July 17th, he gave his inaugural sermon there. However, he did not work long in Braunschweig. He died after suffering two strokes. On November 20, 1640, his body was buried in the St. Martinikirche in Braunschweig , where an epitaph was erected for him, which also shows his portrait.

family

Walther was married twice. His first marriage was on June 17, 1613 in Friedrichroda with Barbara Hoffmann (born March 13, 1597 in Friedrichroda; † October 4, 1628 in Gotha), the daughter of the mayor of Friedrichroda Johann Hoffmann and his wife Anna († 1598), Daughter of the merchant in Wiegeleben, Hans Trübenbach. The marriage had eight children, three of whom were sons and one daughter who died young. From the children we know:

• Balthasar Walther († young in Jena)
• Anna Margaretha Walther married October 13, 1634 with the deacon in Gotha Mag. Johann Strobel (* around 1600 in Gotha; † April 1, 1670 ibid.)
• Johann Christian Walther (* 1618 in Jena; † August 18, 1639 in Braunschweig) 1624 Uni. Jena hc
• Johann Balthasar Walther, Uni. Helmstedt,
• Johann Heinrich Walther (born July 9, 1623 in Gotha), student of Braunschweig
• Johann Christoph Walther (born June 11, 1626 in Gotha; † September 10, 1626 ibid.)
• Ottilia Walther (born and † September 3, 1627 in Gotha)
• Johannes Walther (born and † September 3, 1627 in Gotha)

He concluded his second marriage on August 25, 1629 in Gotha with Elisabeth Purgold, the widow of Esaias Sorge and daughter of a Gotha councilor. No children are known from the marriage.

Publications (selection)

• Quaestionum miscellarum Enneas tertia. Jena 1609 (Resp.Johann Peuchel, online )
• Enneades quaestionum miscellarum, ex universa philosophia depromptarum decem: in quibus non pauca contra orthodoxe religionis adversarios explicantur. Jena 1611 ( online )
• Problemata Hebraica, Chald. Syriaca, Graeca, controversias de papae Romani primatu, ut & de antichristo concernentia: deprompta ex S. Scriptura V. et N. Testamenti. Jena 1612 (Resp.Caspar Schlimbach, online )
• Problemata miscella proskaira ex historia passionis & resurrectionis dominicae V. & NT depromta. Jena 1612 (Resp.Johann Bacusius, online )
• Aeternae Memor. Illustrissimae & Celsissimae Principi… Dn. Dorotheae Mariae Duci Saxoniae, Natae Principi Anhaltinae… Quae obiit DV Augusti… A. XLIII. This XVI. Hoc virtutum matronalium… Speculum Purissimum, lucidissimum, In Templo Academiae Ienensis Attentis PP. Academicorum & Studiosorum lectissimorum oculis exhibuit, D. XV. M. Augusti AMDCXVII. Subiectissimo studio & adfectu M. Balthasar Gualtherus S. Lingg. Prof. Pub. Jena 1617
• Exercitationum ad repetitionem historiae ecclesiasticae institutarum prima, de iubilaeo Romano: Laelio Zechio, theologo, pontificio, & IUD, opposita. Jena 1617 (Resp. Bartholomäus Mayer (1598–1631), online )
• Cunae Immanuelis Deihominis: aliquot diatribis elenchticis iamolim exornatae: In quibus ludicra quaedam Papanae superstitionis crepundia, ad lucem S. Scripturae authenticae statuuntur. Jena 1617 ( online )
• Diatribe elenchtica de imper. Constantini M. Baptismo, donatione & legatione ad concilium Nicoenum Oecumenicum. Jena 1618 ( online )
• Lutherus Natus, Denatus: In Solenni panegyri Academiae Jenensis A Papicolarum calumniis strictim vindicatus. Jena 1618 ( online )
• Parentatio In honorem & memoriam… D. Leopoldi Hackelmanni…: Publice habita In Academia Ienensi. Jena 1620 ( online )
• Christian trawr preaching: Bey respectable funeral celibate Des ... Mr. Heinrich Ricken / Mayor all here of the old town of Braunschweig / Which the XXV. Decembris of this 1639th year On the first Christian festival / in the afternoon between two and three clocks ... different / and the following Sunday in the church of S. Martin ... was buried / kept. Braunschweig 1640 ( online )
• Christian funeral sermon: Bey Honorable funeral: Deß… Mr. / Herman Schraders / Wolvered Mayor of this city of Braunschweig: Which October 22nd. Anno 1639.… different / And… in the church of S. Catharinen… was adjudicated: Held. Braunschweig 1640 ( online )

literature

• Liborius Thilo: Christian corpse sermon / Bey serene funeral / The… barbarians / Des… Balthasaris Gualtheri… pastor and superattendent in Gotha / been heartfelt Hauß honor: So the 4th of October, Anno 1628. in Christ gently and blissfully different… / . Forckel, Coburg, 1629 ( online )
• Johann Caspar Zeumer, Christoph Weissenborn: Vitae Professorum Theologiae, Jurisprudentiae, Medicinae et Philosophiae qui in illustri Academia Jenensi, ab ipsius fundatione ad nostra usque tempora vixerunt et adhuc vivunt una cum scriptis a quolibet editis quatuor classibus. Johann Felici Bieleck, Jena, 1711, p. 58, (Philosophers, Online )
• Christian Gottlieb Jöcher : General Scholar Lexicon, Darinne the scholars of all classes, both male and female, who lived from the beginning of the world to the present day, and made themselves known to the learned world, After their birth, life, remarkable stories, Withdrawals and writings from the most credible scribes are described in alphabetical order. Verlag Johann Friedrich Gleditsch , Leipzig, 1751, Vol. 4, Sp. 1798, ( online )
• Walther (Balthasar). In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 52, Leipzig 1747, column 1827 f.
• Paul Tschackert :  Walther, Balthasar . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 96 f.
• Fritz Roth (genealogist) : Complete evaluations of funeral sermons and personal documents for genealogical purposes. Self-published, Boppard / Rhein, 1967. Vol. 5, R 4198.
• Thuringian Pastors' Book. Bd. 1 Duchy of Gotha. Verlag Degener, Neustadt an der Aisch, 1995, ISBN 3-7686-4143-0 , p. 692.