Beatus Rhenanus
Beatus Rhenanus (actually Beat Bild ; born August 22, 1485 in Schlettstadt , † July 20, 1547 in Strasbourg ) was a German humanist and philologist who emerged from the Schlettstadt school .
Life
The family of Beatus Rhenanus came from Rheinau in Lower Alsace (hence its name Latinized in the humanist manner). After attending the then famous Latin school in Schlettstadt, he studied in Paris from 1503 to 1507 and then began an apprenticeship as a printer. From 1511 on he kept in close contact with the great humanist Erasmus von Rotterdam . As a philologist, Beatus Rhenanus edited works by the Latin Church Fathers and classics from antiquity. As a historian, he dealt with the prehistory and early history of Germany (main work: Rerum Germanicarum libri tres , 1531). He also worked as a printer and editor.
He bequeathed his extensive library to the Latin school in his hometown ( humanist library in Schlettstadt ).
reception
The most important Beatus Rhenanus researcher of the 19th century was the Austrian Adalbert Horawitz (1840–1888).
The German philologist Theodor Birt chose the name Beatus Rhenanus as a pseudonym towards the end of the 19th century .
The library of Beatus Rhenanus was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011 .
The bridge between Kehl and Strasbourg , which opened in autumn 2016, was named after him.
Editions and translations
- Adalbert Horawitz , Karl Hartfelder (ed.): Correspondence from Beatus Rhenanus. Olms, Hildesheim 1966 (reprint of the Leipzig 1886 edition)
- Felix Mundt (ed.): Beatus Rhenanus, Rerum Germanicarum libri tres (1531). Edition, translation, studies. Niemeyer, Tübingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-484-36627-5 .
- James Hirstein (Ed.): Epistulae Beati Rhenani. La Correspondance latine et grecque de Beatus Rhenanus de Sélestat. Brepols, Turnhout 2013 ff. (Critical edition with French translation and commentary)
- Volume 1: 1506-1517. 2013. ISBN 978-2-503-51358-4
- Otto Herding (Ed.): Jakob Wimpfeling, Beatus Rhenanus: The life of Johannes Geiler von Kaysersberg. Fink, Munich 1970 (critical edition of the Geiler vita of Beatus Rhenanus with an introduction)
literature
- Johannes Köhler: Beatus Rhenanus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 8, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-053-0 , Sp. 137-142.
- Richard Newald: Beatus Rhenanus. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 682 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Ulrich Muhlack : Beatus Rhenanus (1485–1547). From humanism to philology. In: Paul Gerhard Schmidt (Ed.): Humanism in the German Southwest. Biographical profiles. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 2000, ISBN 3-7995-4166-7 , pp. 195-220
- Beat von Scarpatetti : Beatus Rhenanus, historien de la paix. In: Annuaire des Amis de la Bibliothèque humaniste de Sélestat. Vol. 35, 1985, pp. 253-260
Web links
- Literature by and about Beatus Rhenanus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Beatus Rhenanus in the German Digital Library
- Beat von Scarpatetti: Rhenanus, Beatus. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Rerum Germanicarum libri tres (PDF; 19.9 MB)
Footnotes
- ^ Beatus Rhenanus Library. In: Memory of the World - Register. UNESCO , 2011, accessed July 5, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rhenanus, Beatus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Picture, beat |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German humanist and philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1485 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sélestat |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 1547 |
| Place of death | Strasbourg |