Benjamin Potzerne
Benjamin Potzerne , also Pozerne (born April 25, 1665 in Stettin , † February 2, 1699 in Greifswald ) was a German professor of logic and metaphysics.
Life
Benjamin Potzerne was born in 1665 in the Pomeranian Stettin, the son of the royal lock and customs inspector Daniel Potzerne. He studied first in his hometown and then until 1685 in Lübeck . He then completed a degree in theology at the University of Wittenberg and in 1687 received a master's degree in philosophy. After stays in Leipzig, Helmstedt and Hamburg, he went to the University of Kiel , where he defended two disputations , and then to the University of Rinteln . In 1691 he was appointed professor at the University of Greifswald . In 1696 Potzerne was elected rector and librarian of the University of Greifswald. He died unmarried in 1699 at the age of 33.
See also
literature
- Potzerne or Pozerne, Benjamin. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 28, Leipzig 1741, column 1921 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Benjamin Potzerne in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Digitized works by Benjamin Potzerne in the Berlin State Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rector's Chronicle 1600–1699 at uni-greifswald.de.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johann Gerdes | Rector of the University of Greifswald 1696 |
Jacob Henning |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Potzerne, Benjamin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Potzern, Benjamin; Pozerne, Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German university professor, professor of logic and metaphysics |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1665 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szczecin |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 1699 |
| Place of death | Greifswald |